01 Record
CVE-2006-5724
Heap-based buffer overflow the "Answering Service" function in ICQ 2003b Build 3916 allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string in the "AwayMsg Presets" value
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Heap-based buffer overflow the "Answering Service" function in ICQ 2003b Build 3916 allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string in the "AwayMsg Presets" value
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 39.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-11-04 01:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 20:04Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-11-03
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 5cb36ffbcce066a907493da1a6085d06c5203b162d69ace81ff7dc4e5531d1f4
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comicq-answering-service-bo(29933)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29933
- securityreason.com1818http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1818
- lists.grok.org.uk20061031 Local Heap OverFlow Vulnerability in "Answering Service" of Icqhttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-October/050461.html