This page lists publicly disclosed CVE vulnerabilities affecting aol instant_messenger (linked via NVD CPE). Each row includes severity scores, summaries, and publication dates to help identify and analyze security issues.
| CVE | Summary | Source | Max CVSS | EPSS % | Published | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2007-5124 | The embedded Internet Explorer server control in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 6.5.3.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified web script or HTML in an instant message, related to AIM's filtering of "specific tags and attributes" and the lack of Local Machine Zone lockdown. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-4901. | [email protected] | 6.8 | 1.90% | 2007-09-27 | 2026-06-16 |
| CVE-2007-4901 | The embedded Internet Explorer server control in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 6.1.41.2 and 6.2.32.1, AIM Pro, and AIM Lite does not properly constrain the use of mshtml.dll's web script and HTML functionality for incoming instant messages, which allows remote attackers to place HTML into unexpected contexts or execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by writing arbitrary HTML to a notification window, and writing contents of arbitrary local image files to this window via IMG SRC. | [email protected] | 5.8 | 2.79% | 2007-09-14 | 2026-06-16 |
| CVE-2007-3437 | AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 6.1.32.1 on Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed header value in a SIP INVITE message, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3350. | [email protected] | 7.8 | 1.60% | 2007-06-26 | 2026-06-16 |
| CVE-2007-3350 | AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 6.1.32.1 on Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a flood of spoofed SIP INVITE requests. | [email protected] | 7.8 | 1.62% | 2007-06-22 | 2026-06-16 |
| CVE-2007-1904 | Directory traversal vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9 and earlier, and ICQ 5.1 and probably earlier, allows user-assisted remote attackers to write files to arbitrary locations via a .. (dot dot) in a filename in a file transfer operation. | [email protected] | 4.3 | 3.75% | 2007-04-10 | 2026-06-16 |
| CVE-2006-0629 | Unspecified vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9.3861 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by tricking the user into requesting Buddy Info about a long screen name, which might cause a buffer overflow. | [email protected] | 5.1 | 2.72% | 2006-02-10 | 2026-06-16 |
| CVE-2005-1655 | AOL Instant Messenger 5.5.x and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) via an invalid smiley icon location in the sml parameter of a font tag. | [email protected] | 5.0 | 2.41% | 2005-05-18 | 2026-06-16 |
| CVE-2001-1420 | AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long filename, possibly caused by a buffer overflow. | [email protected] | 5.0 | 2.45% | 2005-05-02 | 2026-06-16 |
| CVE-2004-2373 | The Buddy icon file for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.3 through 5.5 is created in a predictable location, which may allow remote attackers to use a shell: URI to exploit other vulnerabilities that involve predictable locations. | [email protected] | 7.5 | 2.72% | 2004-12-31 | 2026-06-16 |
| CVE-2004-0636 | 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. | [email protected] | 10.0 | 66.02% | 2004-11-23 | 2026-06-16 |
| CVE-2003-1503 | Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.2.3292 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an aim:getfile URL with a long screen name. | [email protected] | 10.0 | 4.62% | 2003-12-31 | 2026-06-16 |
| CVE-2002-2169 | Cross-site scripting vulnerability AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.5 and 4.7 for MacOS and Windows allows remote attackers to conduct unauthorized activities, such as adding buddies and groups to a user's buddy list, via a URL with a META HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" tag to an aim: URL. | [email protected] | 5.0 | 2.38% | 2002-12-31 | 2026-06-16 |
| CVE-2002-1953 | Heap-based buffer overflow in the goim handler of AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.4 through 4.8.2616 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via escaping of the screen name parameter, which triggers the overflow when the user selects "Get Info" on the buddy. | [email protected] | 5.0 | 1.87% | 2002-12-31 | 2026-06-16 |
| CVE-2002-1813 | Directory traversal vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.8.2790 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs by specifying the program in the href attribute of a link. | [email protected] | 2.6 | 6.87% | 2002-12-31 | 2026-06-16 |
| CVE-2002-0785 | AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an "AddBuddy" link with the ScreenName parameter set to a large number of comma-separated values, possibly triggering a buffer overflow. | [email protected] | 5.0 | 3.74% | 2002-08-12 | 2026-06-16 |
| CVE-2002-0592 | AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) allows remote attackers to steal files that are being transferred to other clients by connecting to port 4443 (Direct Connection) or port 5190 (file transfer) before the intended user. | [email protected] | 7.5 | 1.57% | 2002-06-18 | 2026-06-16 |
| CVE-2002-0591 | Directory traversal vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.8 beta and earlier allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files and execute commands via a Direct Connection with an IMG tag with a SRC attribute that specifies the target filename. | [email protected] | 5.0 | 11.63% | 2002-06-18 | 2026-06-16 |
| CVE-2002-0362 | Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.2 and later allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long AddExternalApp request and a TLV type greater than 0x2711. | [email protected] | 7.5 | 3.77% | 2002-05-29 | 2026-06-16 |
| CVE-2002-1591 | AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7.2480 adds free.aol.com to the Trusted Sites Zone in Internet Explorer without user approval, which could allow code from free.aol.com to bypass intended access restrictions. | [email protected] | 7.5 | 1.68% | 2002-04-08 | 2026-06-16 |
| CVE-2002-0005 | Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7.2480, 4.8.2616, and other versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument in a game request (AddGame). | [email protected] | 10.0 | 15.54% | 2002-01-31 | 2026-06-16 |