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AOL Instant Messenger AddExternalApp Remote Buffer Overflow

critical Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1249

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow

Description

The remote host is running AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). AIM is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when an AddExternalApp request is received with a TLV greater than 0x2711. This vulnerability could allow a remote user to execute arbitrary code with the privaleges of the user running the AIM client.

Solution

Upgrade to the latest version of AOL Instant Messenger.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 1249

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:aol:aim

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0005, CVE-2002-0362

BID: 4677, 3769