AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7.2480 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a…
Priority LOW 27Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7.2480 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an instant message that contains a large amount of "<!--" HTML comments.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02412 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | AOL |
| cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | AOL |
| cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 | Vulnerable | AOL |
| cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3 | Vulnerable | AOL |
| cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.3.2229:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.2229 | Vulnerable | AOL |
| cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4 | Vulnerable | AOL |
| cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5 | Vulnerable | AOL |
| cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6 | Vulnerable | AOL |
| cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7 | Vulnerable | AOL |
| cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.7.2480:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7.2480 | Vulnerable | AOL |
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·AOL
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·AOL
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·AOL
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3 Vulnerable ·AOL
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.3.2229:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.2229 Vulnerable ·AOL
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4 Vulnerable ·AOL
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5 Vulnerable ·AOL
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6 Vulnerable ·AOL
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7 Vulnerable ·AOL
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.7.2480:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.2480 Vulnerable ·AOL
Show 1 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:0.6351:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6351 | Vulnerable | Cerulean Studios |
- cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:0.6351:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6351 Vulnerable ·Cerulean Studios
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1419
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3jxh-7h2g-h6mg
References
Sources
- CVE-2001-1419 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-1419 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3jxh-7h2g-h6mg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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