First published: Sun Feb 01 1998(Updated: )
Denial of service in AOL Instant Messenger when a remote attacker sends a malicious hyperlink to the receiving client, potentially causing a system crash.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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AOL AIM Triton | =3.5 |
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CVE-1999-0486 has a severe impact as it leads to a denial of service, potentially crashing the client system.
To fix CVE-1999-0486, you should update AOL Instant Messenger to the latest available version that addresses this vulnerability.
CVE-1999-0486 is associated with denial of service attacks through malicious hyperlinks sent to AOL Instant Messenger clients.
Users of AOL Instant Messenger version 3.5 are primarily affected by CVE-1999-0486.
Yes, CVE-1999-0486 can be exploited remotely by sending malicious hyperlinks to users of the affected messaging software.