ICQ, AIM flaw poses file transfer trouble

People who use AIM or ICQ for instant messaging are vulnerable to a file-transfer path-traversal vulnerability that could be remotely exploited. Those who would rather not have someone out there dropping files on their systems over AIM or ICQ have different options available to them right now. An iDefense Labs report said that fixes to AIM’s infrastructure will mitigate the problem for AIM version 5.9 and earlier, although AIM’s parent AOL suggests people upgrade AIM to a current version.

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