CVE-2011-0487 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2011-01-18

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 1.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:icq:icq:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-0507	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01358.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/70486
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/680540
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515724/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45805
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64711

History

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.01013}`	epss `{'score': 0.01048}`

Subscriptions

Icq Icq

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2011-01-18T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:51:08.844Z

Reserved: 2011-01-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-0487

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-01-18T18:03:08.517

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-0487

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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