Denial of Service Vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger by AOL
CVE-2001-1421

Currently unrated

Key Information:

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

What is CVE-2001-1421?

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) versions 4.7 and earlier are susceptible to a denial of service attack, where remote attackers can crash the application by sending a large number of distinct font types followed by an HTML HR tag. This exploitation could lead to significant disruptions in messaging services.

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