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CVE-2006-0629

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2006-02-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9.3861 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by tricking the user into requesting Buddy Info about a long screen name, which might cause a buffer overflow.

Affected products

• AOL Instant Messenger: 5.9.3861

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0948.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423906/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423920/100/0/threaded
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24362
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0948.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423906/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423920/100/0/threaded
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24362

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