CVE-2002-0592 describes a vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) where remote attackers can intercept file transfers. By connecting to port 4443 (Direct Connection) or port 5190 (file transfer) before the legitimate recipient, an attacker could steal files intended for another user. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.912CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:2.0.912:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.996CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:2.0.996:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0_nCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:2.0_n:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.1236CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:2.1.1236:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.1366CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:2.5.1366:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.