# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Sep 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vx8f-8jqh-8xqr

## 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 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5124?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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

- [CVE-2003-1503](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1503/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0636](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0636/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2002-0005](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0005/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-3437](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3437/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2007-3350](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3350/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-5124 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5124 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5124/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5124/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5124
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5124
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-5124

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5124/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.