CVE-2009-1915

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Published Jun 4, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 5.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the URL Search Hook (ICQToolBar.dll) in ICQ 6.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (persistent crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an Internet shortcut .URL file containing a long URL parameter, which triggers a crash when browsing a folder that contains this file.

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:icq:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 5.0% (4.951% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/54893
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503935/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35150
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50858
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8832

History

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

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.08312}`	epss `{'score': 0.1997}`

Subscriptions

Icq Icq

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:27 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 4, 2009, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:27 AM
Reserved: Jun 4, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:08 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 4, 2009, 5:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:08 PM

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