VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2005-1891

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability2.29%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-06-09
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-191: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)

Primary references