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CVE-2004-0636

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 66.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2004-11-23 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the goaway function in the aim:goaway URI handler for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.5, including 5.5.3595, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Away message.

Affected products

• AOL Instant Messenger: 5.5, 5.5.3415_beta, 5.5.3595

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/12198/
• http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=121&type=vulnerabilities
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/735966
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16926
• http://secunia.com/advisories/12198/
• http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=121&type=vulnerabilities
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/735966
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16926

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