The GIF parser in ateimg32.dll in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9.3797 and earlier allows…
Priority LOW 37CWE-191Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-191 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The GIF parser in ateimg32.dll in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9.3797 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed buddy icon that causes an integer underflow in a loop counter variable.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02287 83rd 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1891
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wx39-gwc4-8cjf
References
More AOL Aim vulnerabilities
- TI-2000-01082 Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) before 4.3.2229 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2012-04857 AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 1.0.1.2 does not verify that the server hostname matches a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
Sources
- CVE-2005-1891 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-1891 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wx39-gwc4-8cjf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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