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CVE-2002-1953

• 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: yes
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the goim handler of AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.4 through 4.8.2616 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via escaping of the screen name parameter, which triggers the overflow when the user selects "Get Info" on the buddy.

Affected products

• AOL Instant Messenger: 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.7.2480, 4.8.2616 (+1)

References

• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/288980
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9950.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5492
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/288980
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9950.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5492

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