CVE-2009-1915 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.2658.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:icq:icq:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Icq Subscribe	Icq Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/54893
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503935/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35150
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50858
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8832

History

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

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.08312}`	epss `{'score': 0.1997}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-06-04T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:27:54.870Z

Reserved: 2009-06-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-1915

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-06-04T17:30:00.187

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2009-1915

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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