{"document":{"acknowledgments":[{"urls":["https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/907819#acknowledgements"]}],"category":"CERT/CC Vulnerability Note","csaf_version":"2.0","notes":[{"category":"summary","text":"There is a remotely exploitable buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). An exploit has been publicly released. AOL has implemented a server side fix that has largely eliminated the chances of widespread automated exploitation of the vulnerability, but targeted exploitation of specific clients may still be possible. Attackers that are able to exploit the vulnerability may be able to execute arbitrary code.","title":"Summary"},{"category":"legal_disclaimer","text":"THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED ON AN 'AS IS' BASIS AND DOES NOT IMPLY ANY KIND OF GUARANTEE OR WARRANTY, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE. YOUR USE OF THE INFORMATION ON THE DOCUMENT OR MATERIALS LINKED FROM THE DOCUMENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. ","title":"Legal Disclaimer"},{"category":"other","text":"CERT/CC Vulnerability Note is a limited advisory. It primarily identifies vendors impacted by the advisory and not specific products. We only support \"known_affected\" and \"known_not_affected\" status. Please consult the vendor's statements and advisory URL if provided by the vendor for more details ","title":"Limitations of Advisory"}],"publisher":{"category":"coordinator","contact_details":"Email: cert@cert.org, Phone: +1412 268 5800","issuing_authority":"CERT/CC under DHS/CISA https://www.cisa.gov/cybersecurity also see https://kb.cert.org/ ","name":"CERT/CC","namespace":"https://kb.cert.org/"},"references":[{"url":"https://certcc.github.io/certcc_disclosure_policy","summary":"CERT/CC vulnerability disclosure policy"},{"summary":"CERT/CC document released","category":"self","url":"https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/907819"}],"title":"AOL Instant Messenger client for Windows contains a buffer overflow while parsing TLV 0x2711 packets","tracking":{"current_release_date":"2002-01-16T00:06:55+00:00","generator":{"engine":{"name":"VINCE","version":"3.0.35"}},"id":"VU#907819","initial_release_date":"2002-01-02 00:00:00+00:00","revision_history":[{"date":"2002-01-16T00:06:55+00:00","number":"1.20020116000655.29","summary":"Released on 2002-01-16T00:06:55+00:00"}],"status":"final","version":"1.20020116000655.29"}},"vulnerabilities":[{"notes":[{"category":"general","text":"No vulnerabilities have been defined at this time for this report"}]}]}