CVE-2004-2373
The Buddy icon file for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.3 through 5.5 is created in a predictable...
The Buddy icon file for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.3 through 5.5 is created in a predictable location, which may allow remote attackers to use a shell: URI to exploit other vulnerabilities that involve predictable locations.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Buddy icon file for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.3 through 5.5 is created in a predictable location, which may allow remote attackers to use a shell: URI to exploit other vulnerabilities that involve predictable locations.
- Record
CVE-2004-2373- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Buddy icon file for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.3 through 5.5 is created in a predictable location, which may allow remote attackers to use a shell: URI to exploit other vulnerabilities that involve predictable locations.
- Record
CVE-2004-2373- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-2365 No score
The Buddy icon file for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.3 through 5.5 is created in a predictable location, which may allow remote attackers to use a shell: URI to exploit other vulnerabilities that involve predictable locations.
- Record
EUVD-2004-2365- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mmhh-3qp8-q89m No score
The Buddy icon file for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.3 through 5.5 is created in a predictable...
The Buddy icon file for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.3 through 5.5 is created in a predictable location, which may allow remote attackers to use a shell: URI to exploit other vulnerabilities that involve predictable locations.
- Record
GHSA-mmhh-3qp8-q89m- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | AOL Instant Messenger 4.x/5.x - Buddy Icon Predictable File Location | 2004-02-19 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-2373 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Aol Instant Messenger, published December 31, 2004. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.72%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.