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AOL Instant Messenger Remote Hole

Posted by michael on from the makes-remote-administration-easier dept.

The DSL Guy writes: "The non-profit security team w00w00.org started off 2002 by uncovering a serious flaw in AOL's Instant Messenger protocol. With over 100 million people registered on the AIM service, this vulnerability poses a serious security risk for Internet users worldwide. This flaw can enable remote users to execute code on any machine logged into the AOL IM service. "So easy to hack, no wonder it's number one!" Details can be found at the w00w00 site."

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  1. Re:Ouch... by Hiro+Antagonist · · Score: 3, Flamebait
    Had you read the article, you would know the answer to this is "no":
    This does not affect the non-Windows versions, because the non-Windows versions currently do not yet support the feature that this vulnerability occurs in.

    (Taken from the article).
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  2. Anything AOL is like The Teletubbies... by Stackis · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Anything AOL is like The Teletubbies...

    Including their IM....it's kiddie time once again...

    I think it's as funny as hell, that they're little IM is vunerable...

    AOL is nothing but a G thang....and that G doesn't stand for GOOD!

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