AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7.2480 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an instant message that contains a large amount of <!– HTML comments.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instant_messenger | Aol | 4.0 (including) | 4.0 (including) |
| Instant_messenger | Aol | 4.1 (including) | 4.1 (including) |
| Instant_messenger | Aol | 4.2 (including) | 4.2 (including) |
| Instant_messenger | Aol | 4.3 (including) | 4.3 (including) |
| Instant_messenger | Aol | 4.3.2229 (including) | 4.3.2229 (including) |
| Instant_messenger | Aol | 4.4 (including) | 4.4 (including) |
| Instant_messenger | Aol | 4.5 (including) | 4.5 (including) |
| Instant_messenger | Aol | 4.6 (including) | 4.6 (including) |
| Instant_messenger | Aol | 4.7 (including) | 4.7 (including) |
| Instant_messenger | Aol | 4.7.2480 (including) | 4.7.2480 (including) |
| Trillian | Cerulean_studios | 0.6351 (including) | 0.6351 (including) |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-10/0014.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/507771
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JARL-56TPTN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/247707
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3398
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7233
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-10/0014.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/507771
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JARL-56TPTN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/247707
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3398
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7233