AOL Instant Messenger up to 4.8.2616 GOIM screen name heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in AOL Instant Messenger up to 4.8.2616. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component GOIM Handler. The manipulation of the argument screen name leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2002-1953. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in AOL Instant Messenger up to 4.8.2616 (Messaging Software). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component GOIM Handler. The manipulation of the argument screen name with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the goim handler of AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.4 through 4.8.2616 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via escaping of the screen name parameter, which triggers the overflow when the user selects "Get Info" on the buddy.

The weakness was published 12/31/2002 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at online.securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1953 since 06/29/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9950) and SecurityFocus (BID 5492†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

08/18/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +135 days 🔍
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06/29/2005 +911 days 🔍
08/05/2014 +3324 days 🔍
07/06/2024 +3623 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: aol.com

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1953 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1953
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19595
X-Force: 9950
SecurityFocus: 5492 - AOL Instant Messenger Link Special Character Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2014 11:09
Updated: 07/06/2024 20:16
Changes: 08/05/2014 11:09 (48), 04/19/2019 21:00 (4), 07/06/2024 20:16 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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