CVE-2004-2373

Summary

CVECVE-2004-2373
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2004-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionThe Buddy icon file for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.3 through 5.5 is created in a predictable location, which may allow remote attackers to use a shell: URI to exploit other vulnerabilities that involve predictable locations.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Aol Instant Messenger 4.3 All All All
Application Aol Instant Messenger 4.3.2229 All All All
Application Aol Instant Messenger 4.4 All All All
Application Aol Instant Messenger 4.5 All All All
Application Aol Instant Messenger 4.6 All All All
Application Aol Instant Messenger 4.7 All All All
Application Aol Instant Messenger 4.7.2480 All All All
Application Aol Instant Messenger 4.8.2616 All All All
Application Aol Instant Messenger 4.8.2646 All All All
Application Aol Instant Messenger 4.8.2790 All All All
Application Aol Instant Messenger 5.0.2938 All All All
Application Aol Instant Messenger 5.1.3036 All All All
Application Aol Instant Messenger 5.2.3292 All All All
Application Aol Instant Messenger 5.5 All All All
Application Aol Instant Messenger 5.5.3415_beta All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory
AOL Instant Messenger Buddy Icon Predictable File Location Weakness af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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