CVE-2002-0785
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an ...
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-0785- 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) 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.
- Record
CVE-2002-0785- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0777 No score
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.
- 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 ...
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.
- Record
GHSA-fv76-q4g2-vcpp- 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-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.