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CVE-2011-0487
ICQ 7 does not verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file…
High9.3EPSS 2.5%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.5% · top 15% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- VU#680540 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 20110114 Remote Code Execution in ICQ 7 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 45805 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- icq-updates-code-execution(64711) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 70486 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .