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CVE-1999-0486

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1998-02-01 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Denial of service in AOL Instant Messenger when a remote attacker sends a malicious hyperlink to the receiving client, potentially causing a system crash.

Affected products

• AOL Instant Messenger: 3.5

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0486
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0486

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