Denial of Service Vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger 4.7
CVE-2001-1417

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor: Aol
Status: Instant Messenger
Vendor: CVE Published:; 6 October 2001

What is CVE-2001-1417?

AOL Instant Messenger 4.7 is susceptible to a denial of service attack where remote attackers can exploit buddy icon GIF files by manipulating their length and width values to exceed the actual image data. This may result in the application hanging or crashing, posing significant disruption to user communication. Users are advised to remain vigilant and implement appropriate security measures to mitigate this threat.

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