CVE-2000-0190

Summary

CVE-2000-0190 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) client. An attacker can exploit this issue by sending a malformed ASCII value through a message, causing the client to crash and become unresponsive. This can result in a denial-of-service condition for the victim, preventing them from using the messaging service until the client is restarted. The exact cause of the issue lies in the way AIM handles malformed ASCII values in messages, making it essential for users to update their clients to a patch release to mitigate this risk.

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