CVE-2005-1655
AOL Instant Messenger 5.5.x and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
AOL Instant Messenger 5.5.x and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) via an invalid smiley icon location in the sml parameter of a font tag.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
AOL Instant Messenger 5.5.x and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) via an invalid smiley icon location in the sml parameter of a font tag.
- Record
CVE-2005-1655- 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 5.5.x and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) via an invalid smiley icon location in the sml parameter of a font tag.
- Record
CVE-2005-1655- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-1657 No score
AOL Instant Messenger 5.5.x and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) via an invalid smiley icon location in the sml parameter of a font tag.
- Record
EUVD-2005-1657- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fqrx-4jhw-6q43 No score
AOL Instant Messenger 5.5.x and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
AOL Instant Messenger 5.5.x and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) via an invalid smiley icon location in the sml parameter of a font tag.
- Record
GHSA-fqrx-4jhw-6q43- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | AOL Instant Messenger 4.x/5.x - Smiley Icon Location Remote Denial of Service | 2005-05-09 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-1655 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Aol Instant Messenger, published May 18, 2005. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.41%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.