CVE-2002-1591 describes a vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) version 4.7.2480 where it automatically adds free.aol.com to Internet Explorer's Trusted Sites Zone without user consent. This action could allow malicious code originating from free.aol.com to bypass intended security restrictions within the browser. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-exploitable flaw with low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
4.7.2480CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.7.2480:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.
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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.