CVE-2001-1419 json
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7.2480 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an instant me…
published 2001-10-02 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-1399
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.4%
- EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7.2480 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an instant message that contains a large amount of "<!--" HTML comments.
Exploit prediction
2.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3398 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/247707 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-10/0014.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/3398
vdb-entry, exploit, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/247707
mailing-list, exploit
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2001-10/0014.html
mailing-list, exploit
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/507771
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/7233
vdb-entry
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/JARL-56TPTN
us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2001-1419
- NVD CVE-2001-1419
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