CVE-2008-1920

Public Exploit

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the boxelyRenderer module in the Personal Status Manager feature in ICQ 6.0 build 6043 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted personal status message.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.85% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41852 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490921/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.infigo.hr/en/in_focus/advisories/INFIGO-2008-04-08 exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/29821 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28803 vdb entry exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1299/references vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1920?
CVE-2008-1920 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1920?
To fix CVE-2008-1920, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1920 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1920 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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