National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2002-0005
Original release date:01/31/2002
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7.2480, 4.8.2616, and other versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument in a game request (AddGame).
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#907819
Name: VU#907819
External Source: XF
Name: aim-game-overflow(7743)
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 3769
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20020102 AIM addendum
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: NTBUGTRAQ
Name: 20020102 w00w00 on AOL Instant Messenger (serious vulnerability)
Type: Advisory
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20020102 w00w00 on AOL Instant Messenger (serious vulnerability)
Type: Advisory
External Source: NTBUGTRAQ
Name: 20020102 AIM addendum
