CVE-2008-1920 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the boxelyRenderer module of the Personal Status Manager feature within ICQ 6.0 build 6043. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted personal status message. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not listed on the KEV catalog, a proof-of-concept exploit is available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:icq:mirabilis_icq:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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