CVE-2007-0160 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in CenterICQ versions 4.9.11 through 4.21.0, specifically within the LiveJournal support component. This flaw allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by adding a victim as a friend and supplying excessively long username and real name strings when unofficial LiveJournal servers are in use. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, allowing for potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant media coverage, though it has received some community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.9.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.9.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.