AOL Instant Messenger Remote Hole

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AOL Instant Messenger Remote Hole

Posted by michael on Wednesday January 2, 2002 @08:26AM from the makes-remote-administration-easier dept.

The DSL Guy writes: "The non-profit security team w00w00.org started off 2002 by uncovering a serious flaw in AOL's Instant Messenger protocol. With over 100 million people registered on the AIM service, this vulnerability poses a serious security risk for Internet users worldwide. This flaw can enable remote users to execute code on any machine logged into the AOL IM service. "So easy to hack, no wonder it's number one!" Details can be found at the w00w00 site."

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FP by Anonymous Coward · 2002-01-02 08:27 · Score: -1, Offtopic

fp
frist ps0t by Anonymous Coward · 2002-01-02 08:27 · Score: -1, Offtopic

this one is for allm y sfi homiez, restin in peace
1. Re:frist ps0t by Anonymous Coward · 2002-01-02 08:30 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  beat you to it, fukernut!
  
  --signed, ljaguar
2. Re:frist ps0t by Anonymous Coward · 2002-01-02 09:15 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  you beat yourself
  just take care you won't get abrasions on your dick.
huh? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-01-02 08:29 · Score: -1, Offtopic

wheres my toothpaste?
So close to FP by maj12_lovebuzz · 2002-01-02 08:30 · Score: -1, Offtopic

:-(
Re:NT Bugtraq writeup by Anonymous Coward · 2002-01-02 08:44 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Thank you karma whore, but somebody else has already posted that whole article.
Re:Warnings by Anonymous Coward · 2002-01-02 08:56 · Score: -1, Offtopic

So you like to watch your coworkers ass but are too ashamed of your natural but latent homosexual feelings that you have to project these feelings to others by proxy?
What a hero.
Re:Ouch... by Stackis · 2002-01-02 09:22 · Score: 0, Offtopic

How does one receive a score of 2 on "Redundant"?

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W00t by Anonymous Coward · 2002-01-02 09:23 · Score: -1, Offtopic

THOSE K-RAD EL33T WINDOWZ HACKERZ W00 W00 HAVE HAX YO AOL CUZ AIM IZ LAMERZZZZ!!!1!

B1FF OWNS J00!!1!
Re:Ouch... by Anonymous Coward · 2002-01-02 09:32 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Stupid moderators....the parent post was a reply, and it was actually the first one to state that no non-Windows versions were not exploitable. Look at the times, idiots.

Slashdot: When news breaks, we give you the pieces
Re:Ouch... by mellonhead · 2002-01-02 09:38 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Perhaps the moderator used a wheel-mouse?
Re:Ouch... by Marx_Mrvelous · 2002-01-02 09:40 · Score: 2, Offtopic

A better question is, how can this be redundant when it was the first post with this question?
I don't have time to read everything, just posting my thoughts. Oh well, as if karma matters ;)

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Re:Hole? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-01-02 09:41 · Score: -1, Offtopic

There is firewalls!! Everyone everyone there is firewalls!

Check your spelling/grammar next time whenever writing flamebait.
uggh by Anonymous Coward · 2002-01-02 09:47 · Score: -1, Offtopic

you know Slashdot sucks when Drudge gets the newest exploit story first
Re:Ouch... by Stackis · 2002-01-02 09:57 · Score: 0, Offtopic

A score of 3 for "Flamebait"?...

What the F@#k!

Me thinks the moderators are all smoking crack!

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The w00w00 folks... by newbob · 2002-01-02 12:24 · Score: 0, Offtopic

...look like a freak show!
Check out this guy , for instance. Doesn't he look dreadful?!
I'm sure he'll regret this look someday.