// For flags

CVE-2002-0591

AOL Instant Messenger 4.x - Arbitrary File Creation

Severity Score

5.0
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

3
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2002-04-17 First Exploit
  • 2002-06-11 CVE Reserved
  • 2002-06-11 CVE Published
  • 2024-05-11 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Aol
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Instant Messenger
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4.0
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Affected
Aol
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Instant Messenger
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4.1
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Affected
Aol
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Instant Messenger
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4.2
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Affected
Aol
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Instant Messenger
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4.3
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Affected
Aol
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Instant Messenger
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4.4
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Affected
Aol
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Instant Messenger
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4.5
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Affected
Aol
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Instant Messenger
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4.6
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Affected
Aol
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Instant Messenger
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4.7
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Affected
Aol
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Instant Messenger
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4.8_beta
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Affected