Vulnerability CVE-2006-5724
Published: 2006-11-03   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Low
Local Heap OverFlow Vulnerability in \"Answering Service\" of Icq
LegendaryZion
07.11.2006

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
2.1/10
2.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Mirabilis -> ICQ 

 References:
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/29933
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-October/050461.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1818
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