Description
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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- AOL Instant Messenger 4.x - Arbitrary File Creation EDB-21386 · remote · Apr 17, 2002 · verified
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References
- aim-direct-connection-files(8870) vdb-entry
- 4526 vdb-entry
- 20020416 AIM's 'Direct Connection' feature could lead to arbitrary file creation mailing-list