CVE-2002-0591 Directory traversal vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.8 beta and earlier allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files and execute commands via a Direct Connection with an IMG tag wit...
MediumCVSS 5.0
EPSS 11.6%
Public exploit
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- Public exploit available
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.8 beta and earlier allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files and execute commands via a Direct Connection with an IMG tag with a SRC attribute that specifies the target filename.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| aol instant messenger | = 4.0 | No fix listed |
| aol instant messenger | = 4.1 | No fix listed |
| aol instant messenger | = 4.2 | No fix listed |
| aol instant messenger | = 4.3 | No fix listed |
| aol instant messenger | = 4.4 | No fix listed |
| aol instant messenger | = 4.5 | No fix listed |
| aol instant messenger | = 4.6 | No fix listed |
| aol instant messenger | = 4.7 | No fix listed |
| aol instant messenger | = 4.8_beta | No fix listed |
References
- 20020416 AIM's 'Direct Connection' feature could lead to arbitrary file creation exploit mailing-list patch vendor-advisory
- aim-direct-connection-files(8870) patch vdb-entry vendor-advisory
- 4526 exploit vdb-entry vendor-advisory