CVE-2002-2169 (GCVE-0-2002-2169)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2005-11-16 21:17 – Updated: 2024-09-16 17:53
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Summary
Cross-site scripting vulnerability AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.5 and 4.7 for MacOS and Windows allows remote attackers to conduct unauthorized activities, such as adding buddies and groups to a user's buddy list, via a URL with a META HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" tag to an aim: URL.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.mindflip.org/aim.html x_refsource_MISC
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/282443 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5246 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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