CVE-2006-5724
N/A
Published: November 4, 2006 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:31 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorIcq
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
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 in the ICQ\ICQPro\DefaultPrefs\Presets registry key.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-October/050461.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1818VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29933Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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