CVE-2005-1891

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 8, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:13 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAim· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 5.9.3797
microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (4)

VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014145
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13880

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-191

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