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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Windows >> AIM Buddy Icon Overflow Vulnerability Vulnerability Assessment Details
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AIM Buddy Icon Overflow Vulnerability |
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Checks for buddy icon overflow vulnerability in AIM Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : The remote Windows host is susceptible to denial of service attacks. Description : According to the Windows registry, the remote host has installed on it a version of AOL Instant Messenger that has integer overflow in its GIF parser, 'ateimg32.dll'. Using a specially-crafted GIF file as a buddy icon, a possible hacker can cause a crash of the affected host. See also : http://security-protocols.com/advisory/sp-x15-advisory.txt http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-06/0032.html http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-06/0039.html Solution : Unknown at this time. Network Security Threat Level: Low / CVSS Base Score : 3 (AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:N/A:C/I:N/B:N) Networks Security ID: 13880 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2006 Tenable Network Security |
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