CVE-2001-1420 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash AOL Instant Messenger by sending a long filename, potentially exploiting a buffer overflow.
- 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-2001-1420?
CVE-2001-1420 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long filename, possibly caused by a buffer overflow.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1420?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Aol Instant Messenger.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1420?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1420 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-2001-1420 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1420 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8pvp-7cwx-7fv7.