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CVE-1999-0486 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Denial of service in AOL Instant Messenger when a remote att)

Denial of service in AOL Instant Messenger when a remote attacker sends a malicious hyperlink to the receiving client, potentially causing a system crash.

CVE IDCVE-1999-0486
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score5.0
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published1998-02-01
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionDenial of service in AOL Instant Messenger when a remote attacker sends a malicious hyperlink to the receiving client, potentially causing a system crash.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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