CVE-2000-0190 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 22 Mar 2000 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the AOL Instant Messenger client by sending a message with a malformed ASCII value.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2000-0190?

CVE-2000-0190 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Mar 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) client allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a message with a malformed ASCII value.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0190?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Aol Instant Messenger.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0190?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0190 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2000-0190 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0190 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-72ww-f3xx-777g.