TI-2007-01826 Aliases CVE-2007-1904 GHSA-m63v-5p3g-vw7x

Directory traversal vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9 and earlier, and ICQ…

LOW 27Published 2007-04-10 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · None · 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) 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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03865 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07

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 · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:aol:icq::::::::	up to 5.1	Vulnerable	AOL
cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger::::::::	up to 5.9.3861	Vulnerable	AOL

cpe:2.3:a:aol:icq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.1 Vulnerable ·AOL
cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.9.3861 Vulnerable ·AOL

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-1904
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m63v-5p3g-vw7x
2026-11-06 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Advisory 1

20070409 AOL AIM and ICQ File Transfer Path-Traversal Vulnerability

Other 2

TI-2006-05454 The ICQPhone.SipxPhoneManager ActiveX control in America Online ICQ 5.1 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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