HIGH
Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) before 4.3.2229 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "buddyicon" command with a long "src" argument
Published Jan 22, 2001
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.68%
Description
Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) before 4.3.2229 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "buddyicon" command with a long "src" argument.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.68% 0.04683
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04683
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.68% (0.04683) | 91.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.68% (0.04683) | 90.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 27, 2026 | 9.83% (0.09832) | 93.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 14, 2025 | 6.01% (0.06007) | 90.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.94% (0.07939) | 91.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.14% (0.10137) | 88.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 7.94% (0.07939) | 91.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.21% (0.06205) | 90.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.74% (0.00737) | 81.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 9, 2024 | 0.74% (0.00737) | 80.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 1.34% (0.01343) | 85.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2023 | 2.71% (0.02715) | 89.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.30% (0.02297) | 87.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 88.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 87.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 71.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97668265628917&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97683774417132&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party Advisory
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a121200-1.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ATSTAKEBroken LinkExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/1692 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97668265628917&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party Advisory | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97683774417132&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a121200-1.txt | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ATSTAKEBroken LinkExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/1692 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 22, 2001
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Dec 12, 2000
Link CVE-2000-1094
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a