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CVE-2002-0362

Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.2 and later allows remote attackers to execute...

7.5 High

Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.2 and later allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long AddExternalApp request and a TLV type greater than 0x2711.

Exploit likelihood

3.77%Down 2.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.2 and later allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long AddExternalApp request and a TLV type greater than 0x2711.

Record
CVE-2002-0362
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.2 and later allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long AddExternalApp request and a TLV type greater than 0x2711.

Record
CVE-2002-0362
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0359 No score

Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.2 and later allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long AddExternalApp request and a TLV type greater than 0x2711.

Record
EUVD-2002-0359
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9pfh-48x6-ffh3 No score

Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.2 and later allows remote attackers to execute...

Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.2 and later allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long AddExternalApp request and a TLV type greater than 0x2711.

Record
GHSA-9pfh-48x6-ffh3
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2002-0362 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Aol Instant Messenger, published May 29, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.77%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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