TI-2002-00350 Aliases CVE-2002-0362 GHSA-9pfh-48x6-ffh3

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

LOW 39Published 2004-09-01 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03766 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07

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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.2:::::::*	4.2	Vulnerable	AOL

cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·AOL

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0362
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9pfh-48x6-ffh3

References

Advisory 1

aim-addexternalapp-bo(9017)

Other 1

20020506 w00w00 on AOL Instant Messenger remote overflow #2

TI-2004-00577 Buffer overflow in the goaway function in the aim:goaway URI handler for AOL Instant… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2002-00005 Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7.2480, 4.8.2616, and other versions… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2003-01403 Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.2.3292 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2000-01081 Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger before 4.3.2229 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2004-02244 The Buddy icon file for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.3 through 5.5 is created in a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2007-03331 AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 6.1.32.1 on Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8

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Sources

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