AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang or crash) via a buddy icon GIF file whose length and width values are larger than the actual image data
Published Mar 20, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.42%
Description
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang or crash) via a buddy icon GIF file whose length and width values are larger than the actual image data.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.7
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.42% (0.02424) | 83.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.42% (0.02424) | 81.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.61% (0.02609) | 84.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 13.90% (0.13903) | 95.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.06% (0.02064) | 89.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.06% (0.02064) | 87.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/710347 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JARL-56TQEN x_refsource_CONFIRMUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218920 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/247707 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3408 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7255 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/710347 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JARL-56TQEN | x_refsource_CONFIRMUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218920 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/247707 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3408 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7255 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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