CVE-2007-5124
The embedded Internet Explorer server control in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 6.5.3.12 and earlier...
The embedded Internet Explorer server control in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 6.5.3.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified web script or HTML in an instant message, related to AIM's filtering of "specific tags and attributes" and the lack of Local Machine Zone lockdown. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-4901.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The embedded Internet Explorer server control in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 6.5.3.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified web script or HTML in an instant message, related to AIM's filtering of "specific tags and attributes" and the lack of Local Machine Zone lockdown. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-4901.
- Record
CVE-2007-5124- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The embedded Internet Explorer server control in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 6.5.3.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified web script or HTML in an instant message, related to AIM's filtering of "specific tags and attributes" and the lack of Local Machine Zone lockdown. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-4901.
- Record
CVE-2007-5124- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-5105 No score
The embedded Internet Explorer server control in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 6.5.3.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified web script or HTML in an instant message, related to AIM's filtering of "specific tags and attributes" and the lack of Local Machine Zone lockdown. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-4901.
- Record
EUVD-2007-5105- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vx8f-8jqh-8xqr No score
The embedded Internet Explorer server control in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 6.5.3.12 and earlier...
The embedded Internet Explorer server control in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 6.5.3.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified web script or HTML in an instant message, related to AIM's filtering of "specific tags and attributes" and the lack of Local Machine Zone lockdown. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-4901.
- Record
GHSA-vx8f-8jqh-8xqr- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, references, title | GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-5124 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Aol Instant Messenger, published September 27, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.90%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.