AOL Instant Messaging Client information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in AOL Instant Messaging Client. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes information disclosure. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to modify the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in AOL Instant Messaging Client (unknown version). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was presented 01/01/1999. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18431 (AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) Software Detection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting .

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8075), Tenable (18431) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2348†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 18431
Nessus Name: AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) Software Detection
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Recommended: Config
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Timelineinfo

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10/14/2003 +1746 days 🔍
06/08/2005 +603 days 🔍
04/08/2016 +3957 days 🔍
07/12/2022 +2286 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: aol.com

Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81793
X-Force: 8075 - AOL Instant Messaging client is present on the system
Vulnerability Center: 2348 - AOL Instant Messaging Client is Running, Info

Entryinfo

Created: 04/08/2016 16:23
Updated: 07/12/2022 15:02
Changes: 04/08/2016 16:23 (35), 09/28/2018 09:24 (14), 07/12/2022 15:02 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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