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
Published Jun 11, 2002
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 11.63%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.0
- 4.1
- 4.2
- 4.3
- 4.4
- 4.5
- 4.6
- 4.7
- 4.8_beta
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.63% (0.11634) | 95.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.63% (0.11634) | 95.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 21, 2025 | 11.08% (0.11077) | 93.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.10% (0.09104) | 92.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 4.58% (0.04582) | 92.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 11, 2024 | 3.29% (0.03286) | 91.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | 4.58% (0.04582) | 91.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2023 | 3.44% (0.03444) | 90.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.99% (0.01990) | 86.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0203.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8870.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4526 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0203.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8870.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4526 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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