VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-2597
AOL Client Software 9.0 uses insecure permissions for its installation path, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by replacing ACSD.exe with a malicious program.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.39%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
AOL Client Software 9.0 uses insecure permissions for its installation path, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by replacing ACSD.exe with a malicious program.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 32th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- aol/aol client software
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2005-08/0009.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14530
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24324
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2005-08/0009.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14530
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24324
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.