Vulnerability in Mirabilis Icq
CVE-2006-5724
Heap-based buffer overflow the "Answering Service" function in ICQ 2003b Build 3916 allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string in the "AwayMsg Presets" value in the ICQ\ICQPro\DefaultPrefs\Presets registry key.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (36.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Mirabilis Icq — versions 2003b_build3916
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29933 (vdb-entry)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/1818 (third-party-advisory)
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-October/050461.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit)