CVE-2007-1904 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01177.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Aol	Icq Instant Messenger

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:aol:icq::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger::::::::

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-1898	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00766}`	epss `{'score': 0.0087}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-04-10T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T13:13:41.832Z

Reserved: 2007-04-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-1904

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-04-10T23:19:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-1904

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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