Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2001-1420

Description

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long filename, possibly caused by a buffer overflow.

Affected products

AOL/Instant Messenger
cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218920nvdExploit
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/972499nvdUS Government Resource
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JARL-569MEKnvdUS Government Resource
www.securityfocus.com/bid/3407nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7254nvd

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