CVE-2006-0629 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9.3861 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by tricking the user into requesting Buddy Info about a long screen name, which might cause a buffer overflow.

Published: 2006-02-10

Score: 5.1 Medium

EPSS: 1.7% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:5.9.3861:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-0636	Unspecified vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9.3861 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by tricking the user into requesting Buddy Info about a long screen name, which might cause a buffer overflow.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0173.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0948.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423906/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423920/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24362

History

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Subscriptions

Aol Instant Messenger

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-02-10T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:41:28.949Z

Reserved: 2006-02-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-0629

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-02-10T11:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-0629

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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