Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) before 4.3.2229 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "buddyicon" command with a long "src" argument.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-1094 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.68%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20511 | exploit_db | edb | 2000-12-12 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 9.83% | 4.68% | -5.15% |
| 2 | 2026-05-27 | 6.01% | 9.83% | +3.83% |
| 3 | 2025-09-14 | — | 6.01% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97668265628917&w=2 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97683774417132&w=2 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a121200-1.txt | Broken Link Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.osvdb.org/1692 | Broken Link |