Bug Discovered in Windows AIM Clients

BetaNews has received word about a bug in older Windows AOL Instant Messenger clients. By sending others a specific HTML tag in a message, users can crash older AIM clients with a general protection fault. BetaNews tests have confirmed that versions up to and including 3.5.1808 contain the bug. The problem does not occur in newer clients or AIM clones. The problem stems from AIM's ability to convert HTML into the client's text, and crashes when it tries to convert a certain string. To avoid having your client crashed, visit FileForum and download version 3.5.1900.