AOL Instant Messenger vulnerability won't be fixed until mid-October
Core Security's Aviv Raff reports that AOL's AIM client has a severe vulnerability. A user can send code in an instant message that will execute code on your computer. You don't even have a click a link. As long as you're accepting incoming messages, a hacker could wreak havoc on your system. In a demonstration, Raff sent ZDNet's Ryan Naraine a message that cause his Windows calculator to open. ...





