AOL Instant Messenger up to 5.9 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in AOL Instant Messenger up to 5.9. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-1904. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AOL Instant Messenger up to 5.9 (Messaging Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9 and earlier, and ICQ 5.1 and probably earlier, allows user-assisted remote attackers to write files to arbitrary locations via a .. (dot dot) in a filename in a file transfer operation.

The weakness was shared 04/10/2007 by iDefense Labs with iDEFENSE Labs (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-1904 since 04/10/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 databases at X-Force (33538), SecurityFocus (BID 23391†), OSVDB (34839†), Secunia (SA24747†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017890†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Messaging Software

Vendor

• AOL

Name

• Instant Messenger

Version

• 5.0
• 5.1
• 5.2
• 5.3
• 5.4
• 5.5
• 5.6
• 5.7
• 5.8
• 5.9

License

• free

Website

• Vendor: https://www.aol.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: aol.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: iDefense Labs
Organization: iDEFENSE Labs
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-1904 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1904
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36044
X-Force: 33538
SecurityFocus: 23391 - AOL AIM and ICQ Clients Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 24747
OSVDB: 34839 - ICQ File Transfer Traversal Arbitrary File Write
SecurityTracker: 1017890
Vulnerability Center: 14839 - AOL Instant Messenger and ICQ Allows User-Assisted Remote Writing of Files to Arbitrary Locations, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-1306

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 07/18/2019 07:49
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (65), 07/18/2019 07:49 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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