Directory traversal vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.8 beta and earlier…
Priority LOW 36Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.11634 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | AOL |
| cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | AOL |
| cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 | Vulnerable | AOL |
| cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3 | Vulnerable | AOL |
| cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4 | Vulnerable | AOL |
| cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5 | Vulnerable | AOL |
| cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6 | Vulnerable | AOL |
| cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7 | Vulnerable | AOL |
| cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.8_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.8_beta | Vulnerable | AOL |
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·AOL
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·AOL
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·AOL
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3 Vulnerable ·AOL
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4 Vulnerable ·AOL
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5 Vulnerable ·AOL
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6 Vulnerable ·AOL
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7 Vulnerable ·AOL
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.8_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8_beta Vulnerable ·AOL
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0591
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3x72-wc87-c63c
References
More AOL Instant Messenger vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-00577 Buffer overflow in the goaway function in the aim:goaway URI handler for AOL Instant… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2002-00005 Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7.2480, 4.8.2616, and other versions… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-01403 Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.2.3292 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2000-01081 Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger before 4.3.2229 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-00350 Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.2 and later allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-02244 The Buddy icon file for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.3 through 5.5 is created in a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2002-0591 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0591 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3x72-wc87-c63c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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