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AOL Instant Messenger Link Special Character Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerability

AIM is the AOL Instant Messenger. It is available for various platforms, including Linux and Microsoft Windows. This vulnerability affects the Windows client.

A problem has been reported in the handling of special characters. When an URL is sent to a user containing special characters that must be converted to addressable format, an overflow may occur. This has reportedly been reproduced to create a denial of service.