Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-0785
CVE-2002-0785
Description
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an "AddBuddy" link with the ScreenName parameter set to a large number of comma-separated values, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.
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Affected products
15cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 14 more
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.1.2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.2.1193:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.3.2229:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.7.2480:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.8.2616:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.8.2646:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0086.htmlnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/9058.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/4709nvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259435nvdUS Government Resource
- www.osvdb.org/5109nvd
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