CVE-2005-1891

HIGH

AOL Aim < 5.9.3797 - Integer Underflow

Title source: rule

Description

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.

References (4)

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0141
EPSS Percentile 80.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-191
Status draft

Affected Products (1)

aol/aim < 5.9.3797

Timeline

Published Jun 09, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026