CVE-2000-1094

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2001-01-09 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-120

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.

Affected products

AOL Aim: before 4.3.2229 — fixed in 4.3.2229

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: AOL Aim 4.3.2229. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

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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