Vulnerability CVE-2006-0629
Published: 2006-02-10   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

Type:

CWE-Other

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5.1/10
6.4/10
4.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
High
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
AOL -> Instant messenger 

 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
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