Code Injection in ICQ - CVE-2011-0487
Published: January 18, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45437
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0487
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ICQ Inc.
Affected software:
ICQ
ICQ
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
ICQ 7 does not verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that is fetched through an automatic-update mechanism.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-0487
Install update from vendor's website.