First published: Thu Mar 02 2000(Updated: )
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) client allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a message with a malformed ASCII value.
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-2000-0190 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.
To mitigate CVE-2000-0190, users should upgrade to a version of AOL Instant Messenger later than 3.5.
CVE-2000-0190 affects AOL Instant Messenger clients up to and including version 3.5.
CVE-2000-0190 exploits the AOL Instant Messenger client by sending messages containing malformed ASCII values that can lead to a denial of service.
The impact of CVE-2000-0190 is that it can disrupt service, making the AOL Instant Messenger client unusable.