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CVE-2009-1915 (GCVE-0-2009-1915)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-06-04 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 05:27
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35150 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://osvdb.org/54893 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8832 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503935/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Date Public
2009-05-30 00:00
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