PT-2002-2882 · Aol · Aol Instant Messenger

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-2169

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) versions 4.5 through 4.7

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to conduct unauthorized activities, such as adding buddies and groups to a user's buddy list, via a URL with a META HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" tag to an aim: URL.

Recommendations: For AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) versions 4.5 through 4.7, consider disabling the handling of aim: URLs until a patch is available. Restrict access to adding buddies and groups to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-2169

Affected Products

Aol Instant Messenger

References · 6

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/21619 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://mindflip.org/aim.html · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/5246 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2169 · Security Note
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/282443 · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/9616.php · Note