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    CVE-2002-0591

    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
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jun 11, 2002
    EPSS Score:0.11077
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Aol
    Product
    Instant Messenger

    Exploits

    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0203.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4526http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0203.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4526https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21386

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High