CVE-2001-1419 Denial of service in n/a

Q: Is CVE-2001-1419 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1419 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2001-1419?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1419 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Medium 5.0 Published 20 Mar 2005 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash AOL Instant Messenger by sending messages with excessive HTML comments, affecting desktop users.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2001-1419?

CVE-2001-1419 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1419?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Aol Instant Messenger, Cerulean Studios Trillian.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1419?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1419 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-2001-1419 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1419 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3jxh-7h2g-h6mg.