CVE-2002-0591 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 11.6% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 11.63% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-06-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| aol | instant messenger |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | AOL Instant Messenger 4.x - Arbitrary File Creation | 2002-04-17 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0203.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8870.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4526
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0203.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8870.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4526
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