CVE-2002-0591

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 18, 2002
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2002-0591: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix