CVE-2001-1420
mediumAOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long filename, possibly caused by a buffer overf…
Vendor / product: Aol — instant messenger
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long filename, possibly caused by a buffer overflow.
CVSS
5.0
5.0 (CVSS v2.0)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Severity source: NVD CVSS v2.0 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2005-05-02 04:00
Modified: 2026-11-12 00:10
NVD status: Modified
Last synced 2 hours ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-12 00:12 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
aol / instant_messenger 4.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
NVD-CWE-Other
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/972499 cve@mitre.org
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JARL-569MEK cve@mitre.org
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218920 cve@mitre.org
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3407 cve@mitre.org
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7254 cve@mitre.org
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/972499 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JARL-569MEK af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218920 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3407 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7254 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-12 00:12 UTC · record ↗