Vulnerabilities > CVE-2002-1953 - Remote Heap Overflow vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger Link Special Character
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
PARTIAL Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 7 |