PT-2002-1642 · Aol · Aol Instant Messenger

Published 2002-06-11 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2002-0592

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows remote attackers to steal files being transferred to other clients. This can be achieved by connecting to specific ports, namely port 4443 for Direct Connection or port 5190 for file transfer, before the intended user.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-0592

Affected Products

Aol Instant Messenger

References · 4

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/4574 · Vendor Advisory
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/269006 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0592 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8931 · Note