AOL Instant Messenger Notification Window Remote Script Code Execution Vulnerability

BID:25659

Info

AOL Instant Messenger Notification Window Remote Script Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 25659
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2007-4901
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 13 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 10 2007 07:38PM
Credit: Shell, Lone and Lucas Lavarello are credited with the discovery of this issue.
Vulnerable: AOL Instant Messenger 6.1.41 .2
AOL Instant Messenger Pro
AOL Instant Messenger Lite
AOL Instant Messenger 6.1.32.1
Not Vulnerable: AOL Instant Messenger 6.5.4 .16

Discussion

AOL Instant Messenger Notification Window Remote Script Code Execution Vulnerability

AOL Instant Messenger is prone to a remote script-code-execution vulnerability.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the notification window of an unsuspecting user. This may help the attacker launch other attacks.

Exploit / POC

AOL Instant Messenger Notification Window Remote Script Code Execution Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue using AOL Instant Messenger or another compatible chat client.

Solution / Fix

AOL Instant Messenger Notification Window Remote Script Code Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released an update to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.

NOTE: Further reports suggest that AOL Instant Messenger 6.5.3.12 is still vulnerable to this issue; Symantec has not confirmed this information.

UPDATE (October 9, 2007): Further testing indicates that AOL Instant Messenger 6.5.4.16 is not vulnerable to this issue. Users are advised to install the latest stable release. Please see the references for details.

References

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