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TI-2004-00577 Aliases CVE-2004-0636GHSA-378g-wwv2-rpm8

Buffer overflow in the goaway function in the aim:goaway URI handler for AOL Instant…

Priority HIGH 79Published · 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
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

Buffer overflow in the goaway function in the aim:goaway URI handler for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.5, including 5.5.3595, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Away message.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.66019 99th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5VulnerableAOL
cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:5.5.3415_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.3415_betaVulnerableAOL
cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:5.5.3595:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.3595VulnerableAOL
  • cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·AOL
  • cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:5.5.3415_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.3415_beta Vulnerable ·AOL
  • cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:5.5.3595:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.3595 Vulnerable ·AOL

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0636
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-378g-wwv2-rpm8

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • 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-2002-00350 Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.2 and later 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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