Re: AIM Version 4.7 vulnerable to hackers

From: Chuck in Minot (clm701@hotmail.com)
Date: 01/03/02

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    From: "Chuck in Minot" <clm701@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 22:20:16 -0600

    You're welcome, here is a further update as well"

    AOL CONFIRMS SECURITY HOLE IN AIM
    Flaw could leave PCs vulnerable to malicious code.
    http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,77764,tk,dn010202X,00.asp
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    Yes it does, thanks Chuck. Happy New Year
    chris

    > AOL's Instant Messenger vulnerable to hackers
    >
    > By JAIKUMAR VIJAYAN
    > (January 02, 2002)
    > A buffer-overflow vulnerability in the latest version of America Online
    > Inc.'s popular Instant Messenger (AIM) chat software could let remote
    > attackers break into a victim's system and execute arbitrary code.
    >
    > The vulnerability involves a feature of AIM Version 4.7 that lets users
    > invite other AOL members to play online games with them, according to Matt
    > Conover, a founding member of w00w00 Security Development, an online
    > security research group that discovered the flaw.
    >
    > Full story:
    > http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO67045,00.html
    >
    >
    > 

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