CVE-2002-0785 json
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an "AddBuddy" link with the ScreenName paramet…
published 2002-08-12 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0777
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.7%
- EPSS 3.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an "AddBuddy" link with the ScreenName parameter set to a large number of comma-separated values, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.
Exploit prediction
3.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0086.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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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0086.html
mailing-list, exploit, vendor-advisory
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iss.net
/security_center/static/9058.php
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/4709
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
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osvdb.org
/5109
vdb-entry
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/259435
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-0785
- NVD CVE-2002-0785
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