CVE-2007-5124 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via malicious HTML in instant messages due to insufficient filtering in the embedded IE control.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-5124?
CVE-2007-5124 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Sep 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The embedded Internet Explorer server control in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 6.5.3.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified web script or HTML in an instant message, related to AIM's filtering of "specific tags and attributes" and the lack of Local Machine Zone lockdown. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-4901.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5124?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Aol Instant Messenger.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5124?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5124 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2007-5124 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5124 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vx8f-8jqh-8xqr.