CVE-2005-1655 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the AOL Instant Messenger client by sending a malformed smiley icon parameter, requiring user interaction to view the message.
- 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-2005-1655?
CVE-2005-1655 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 May 2005. 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 5.5.x and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) via an invalid smiley icon location in the sml parameter of a font tag.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1655?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Aol Instant Messenger.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1655?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1655 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-2005-1655 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1655 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fqrx-4jhw-6q43.