CVE-2002-1953 Information

Description

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.

Reference

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/288980 http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9950.php http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5492