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AOL Instant Messenger AddBuddy Hyperlink Vulnerability

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) is a real time messaging service for users of AOL.

A possible buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the AIM. The condition is related to processing of malformed aim:AddBuddy hyperlinks.

If a victim clicks on an AddBuddy hyperlink consisting of many comma delimited screen names, a crash occurs. It is not known if this vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.