Vulnerability CVE-2011-0487
Published: 2011-01-18   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
ICQ 7 does not verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that is fetched through an automatic-update mechanism.

Type:

CWE-94

 (Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection'))

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

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
9.3/10
10/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
ICQ -> ICQ 

 References:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/680540
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515724/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45805
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64711
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