Win32 ICQ 98a 1.30, and possibly other versions, does not display the entire portion of long filenames, which could allow attackers to send an executable file with a long name that contains so many spaces that the .exe extension is not displayed, which could make the user believe that the file is safe to open from the client.
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EUVD |
EUVD-1999-1421 | Win32 ICQ 98a 1.30, and possibly other versions, does not display the entire portion of long filenames, which could allow attackers to send an executable file with a long name that contains so many spaces that the .exe extension is not displayed, which could make the user believe that the file is safe to open from the client. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-01T17:11:03.241Z
Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-1999-1440
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Status : Deferred
Published: 1999-01-01T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-1999-1440
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