Description
The AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) protocol handler in Cerulean Studios Trillian allows remote attackers to create files with arbitrary contents via certain aim: URIs, as demonstrated by a URI that begins with the "aim: &c:\" substring and contains a full pathname in the ini field. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2007-3817 | The AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) protocol handler in Cerulean Studios Trillian allows remote attackers to create files with arbitrary contents via certain aim: URIs, as demonstrated by a URI that begins with the "aim: &c:\" substring and contains a full pathname in the ini field. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T14:28:52.576Z
Reserved: 2007-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2007-3833
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Status : Modified
Published: 2007-07-17T22:30:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2007-3833
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD