CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-1891

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The GIF parser in ateimg32.dll in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9.3797 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed buddy icon that causes an integer underflow in a loop counter variable.

Risk Assessment

The risk is the possibility of remotely crashing the AIM client, which can lead to communication disruption and loss of service access for the user.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update AOL Instant Messenger to a version later than 5.9.3797, where the vulnerability has been fixed.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The GIF parser in ateimg32.dll in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9.3797 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed buddy icon that causes an integer underflow in a loop counter variable.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS