CVE-2008-1920

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Published Apr 22, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 5.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the boxelyRenderer module in the Personal Status Manager feature in ICQ 6.0 build 6043 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted personal status message.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:icq:mirabilis_icq:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 5.8% (5.801% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/29821
http://www.infigo.hr/en/in_focus/advisories/INFIGO-2008-04-08
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490921/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28803
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1299/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41852

History

Jul 15, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.09369}`	epss `{'score': 0.22347}`

Subscriptions

Icq Mirabilis Icq

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:41 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 22, 2008, 4:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:41 AM
Reserved: Apr 22, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:52 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 23, 2008, 1:05 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:52 PM

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