Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 6, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2001-1421
CVE-2001-1421
Description
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large number of different fonts followed by an HTML HR tag.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.7
- (no CPE)range: <=4.7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218920nvdExploit
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/530299nvdUS Government Resource
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JARL-569MD7nvdUS Government Resource
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/247707nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/3756nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7757nvd
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