What is CVE-2000-1094?

CVE-2000-1094 is a vulnerability in Aol Aim, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). Published 2001-01-09.

Is CVE-2000-1094 known to be exploited?

5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Aol Aim

CVE-2000-1094

Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) before 4.3.2229 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "buddyicon" command with a long "src" argument.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2001-01-09 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.047 (91.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.047 · newest: 0.047 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Aol Aim

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a121200-1.txt (Exploit, vendor-advisory, Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
www.osvdb.org/1692 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
marc.info/ (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
marc.info/ (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2000-1094?: CVE-2000-1094 is a vulnerability in Aol Aim, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). Published 2001-01-09.
Is CVE-2000-1094 known to be exploited?: 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.