Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2001-1420
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.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = 4.7
Patches
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References
5- 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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