CVE-2002-0785 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash AOL Instant Messenger by sending a malicious AddBuddy link with excessive comma-separated values, requiring user interaction to trigger.
- 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-2002-0785?
CVE-2002-0785 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Apr 2003. 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) 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0785?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Aol Instant Messenger.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0785?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0785 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-2002-0785 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0785 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fv76-q4g2-vcpp.