CVE-2007-1904

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-04-10 · updated 2026-06-16

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

AOL Icq: through 5.1
AOL Instant Messenger: through 5.9.3861

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=508
http://secunia.com/advisories/24747
http://secunia.com/advisories/24803
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23391
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017890
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017891
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1306
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1307
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33538
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=508
http://secunia.com/advisories/24747
http://secunia.com/advisories/24803

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