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 .
Published Apr 10, 2007
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.75%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 5.1
- ≤ 5.9.3861
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:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.75% (0.03746) | 89.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.75% (0.03746) | 88.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.63% (0.00630) | 68.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.18% (0.02183) | 89.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 5, 2024 | 1.09% (0.01087) | 83.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 21, 2024 | 2.35% (0.02347) | 89.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 1.56% (0.01558) | 86.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 5, 2024 | 1.17% (0.01166) | 83.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 28, 2023 | 0.86% (0.00859) | 80.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 12, 2023 | 0.82% (0.00816) | 79.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 5, 2023 | 0.74% (0.00740) | 78.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.70% (0.00704) | 77.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 23, 2023 | 0.69% (0.00690) | 77.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 16, 2023 | 0.72% (0.00719) | 77.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00664) | 76.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 78.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 77.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 56.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=508 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24747 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24803 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23391 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017890 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017891 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1306 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1307 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33538 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=508 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24747 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24803 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23391 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017890 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017891 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1306 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1307 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33538 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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