CVE-2002-0785

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an ...

5.0 Medium

CVE-2002-0785 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Aol Instant Messenger, published August 12, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.74%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an "AddBuddy" link with the ScreenName parameter set to a large number of comma-separated values, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

Exploit likelihood

3.74%Up 2.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2002-0785
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2002-0785
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2002-0777 No score

Record: EUVD-2002-0777
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fv76-q4g2-vcpp No score

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an ...

Record: GHSA-fv76-q4g2-vcpp
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

aol instant messenger

History

History
When	Changed	Sources
2026-11-03	aliases	EUVD
2026-11-02	created	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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