CVE-2004-0636

Exp

Buffer overflow in the goaway function in the aim:goaway URI handler for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.5, including 5.5.3595, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Away message.

Published: 2004-11-23 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0636 is rated High Exploit Risk (91.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 80.44%, 99th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.92% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2004-0636

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16525 exploit_db edb 2010-07-03 Exploit-DB ↗
431 exploit_db edb 2004-09-02 Exploit-DB ↗
395 exploit_db edb 2004-08-14 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0636

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 2026-04-17 78.52% 80.44% +1.92%
2 2025-03-30 81.53% 78.52% -3.01%
3 2025-03-29 — 81.53% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0636

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0636

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0636

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
aol instant_messenger 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 5.5.3415_beta cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:5.5.3415_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aol instant_messenger 5.5.3595 cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:5.5.3595:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0636

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