Vulnerability in Aol Instant Messenger
CVE-2004-0636
Buffer overflow in the goaway function in the aim:goaway URI handler for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.5, including 5.5.3595, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Away message.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.660 (99.3th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.660 · newest: 0.660 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Aol Instant Messenger — versions 5.5, 5.5.3415_beta, 5.5.3595
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/735966 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16926 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/12198/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/display (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-0636?
- CVE-2004-0636 is a vulnerability in Aol Instant Messenger. Published 2004-11-23.
- Is CVE-2004-0636 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.