CVE-2007-4901

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-09-14 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The embedded Internet Explorer server control in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 6.1.41.2 and 6.2.32.1, AIM Pro, and AIM Lite does not properly constrain the use of mshtml.dll's web script and HTML functionality for incoming instant messages, which allows remote attackers to place HTML into unexpected contexts or execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by writing arbitrary HTML to a notification window, and writing contents of arbitrary local image files to this window via IMG SRC.

Affected products

AOL Aim Lite: all versions
AOL Aim Pro: all versions
AOL Instant Messenger: 6.2.32.1

References

http://aviv.raffon.net/2007/09/25/ReadyAIMFire.aspx
http://secunia.com/advisories/26786
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3136
http://www.coresecurity.com/index.php5?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=1924
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479199/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479435/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480587/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480647/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25659
http://aviv.raffon.net/2007/09/25/ReadyAIMFire.aspx
http://secunia.com/advisories/26786
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3136

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