CVE-2001-1417
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2001-1417- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2001-1417- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-1397 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2001-1397- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r4xp-v6vw-p7q3 No score
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application...
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.
- Record
GHSA-r4xp-v6vw-p7q3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-1417 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Aol Instant Messenger, published October 6, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.42%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.