CVE-2006-5724 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the "Answering Service" function of ICQ 2003b Build 3916. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger a denial of service, crashing the application, by providing an excessively long string to the "AwayMsg Presets" registry key. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and only impacting availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2003b_build3916CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2003b_build3916:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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