CVE-2000-1000 — Format string vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.1.2010 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands by transferring a file whose name includes format characters

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MEDIUM

Format string vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.1.2010 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands by transferring a file whose name includes format characters

Published Jan 22, 2001

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 2.21%

Description

Format string vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.1.2010 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands by transferring a file whose name includes format characters.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.21% 0.02209

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02209

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (11 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	2.21% (0.02209)	81.95th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.21% (0.02209)	80.20th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	1.01% (0.01012)	75.56th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.81% (0.00808)	82.45th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 30, 2024	0.81% (0.00808)	81.38th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 29, 2023	0.81% (0.00808)	79.38th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	1.14% (0.01143)	82.53th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.14% (0.01136)	59.45th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Oct 18, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	58.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	56.27th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	34.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (3)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/137374
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1747
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5314
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/137374		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1747		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5314		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jan 22, 2001

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Nov 24, 2000

Link CVE-2000-1000

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2000-1000

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2000-1000