CVE-2000-1094 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.7% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) before 4.3.2229 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "buddyicon" command with a long "src" argument.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 4.68% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-120 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-01-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| aol | aim |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | AOL Instant Messenger 4.0/4.1.2010/4.2.1193 - BuddyIcon Buffer Overflow | 2000-12-12 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97668265628917&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97683774417132&w=2
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a121200-1.txt
- http://www.osvdb.org/1692
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97668265628917&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97683774417132&w=2
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a121200-1.txt
- http://www.osvdb.org/1692
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