AOL Instant Messenger 4.7.2480 Trusted Site privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in AOL Instant Messenger 4.7.2480. Affected is an unknown function of the component Trusted Site Handler. This manipulation with the input free.aol.com causes privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1591. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AOL Instant Messenger 4.7.2480 (Messaging Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Trusted Site Handler. The manipulation with the input value free.aol.com leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7.2480 adds free.aol.com to the Trusted Sites Zone in Internet Explorer without user approval, which could allow code from free.aol.com to bypass intended access restrictions.

The weakness was released 04/08/2002 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1591 since 03/13/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/08/2002 🔍
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03/13/2005 +1070 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3407 days 🔍
04/23/2025 +3939 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: aol.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1591 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1591
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18061
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:50
Updated: 04/23/2025 04:57
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:50 (51), 04/12/2019 09:34 (1), 07/03/2024 03:17 (17), 04/23/2025 04:57 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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