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A vulnerability was found in AOL Instant Messenger 4.8.2790 (Messaging Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Link Handler. The manipulation of the argument href
with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:
Directory traversal vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.8.2790 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs by specifying the program in the href attribute of a link.
The weakness was released 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1813 since 06/29/2005. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (10441).
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
ATT&CK: T1006
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Timeline
10/22/2002 🔍12/31/2002 🔍
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08/04/2014 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: aol.comAdvisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2002-1813 (🔍)
X-Force: 10441 - AOL Instant Messenger URL could allow execution of local files
SecurityFocus: 6027 - AOL Instant Messenger Local File Execution Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 08/04/2014 17:05Updated: 04/19/2019 16:10
Changes: 08/04/2014 17:05 (51), 04/19/2019 16:10 (4)
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