CVE-2005-1891

7.5
HIGHCVSS v3.1 Base Score
2.29%
LOW RiskEPSS (83rd percentile)

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.

Published: 6/9/2005
Modified: 6/16/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v3 Score

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2 Score

5

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

2.29%LOW Exploitation Risk
83rd percentile

This vulnerability has a 2.29% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

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