CVE-2006-0629
Unspecified vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9.3861 allows user-assisted remote...
Unspecified vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9.3861 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by tricking the user into requesting Buddy Info about a long screen name, which might cause a buffer overflow.
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What each source reports
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Unspecified vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9.3861 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by tricking the user into requesting Buddy Info about a long screen name, which might cause a buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2006-0629- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unspecified vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9.3861 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by tricking the user into requesting Buddy Info about a long screen name, which might cause a buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2006-0629- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-0636 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9.3861 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by tricking the user into requesting Buddy Info about a long screen name, which might cause a buffer overflow.
- Record
EUVD-2006-0636- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vgv9-m94j-p6q8 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9.3861 allows user-assisted remote...
Unspecified vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9.3861 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by tricking the user into requesting Buddy Info about a long screen name, which might cause a buffer overflow.
- Record
GHSA-vgv9-m94j-p6q8- 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-2006-0629 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Aol Instant Messenger, published February 10, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.72%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.