Mirabilis ICQ up to 2003a Build3800 GIF89a Header icqateimg32.dll denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mirabilis ICQ. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function in the library icqateimg32.dll of the component GIF89a Header Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-0239. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mirabilis ICQ (Messaging Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function in the library icqateimg32.dll of the component GIF89a Header Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

icqateimg32.dll parsing/rendering library in Mirabilis ICQ Pro 2003a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed GIF89a headers that do not contain a GCT (Global Color Table) or an LCT (Local Color Table) after an Image Descriptor.

The weakness was disclosed 05/27/2003 by Lucas Lavarello with CORE Security Technologies (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0239 since 05/01/2003. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11572 (ICQ < 2003b Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11948), Tenable (11572), SecurityFocus (BID 7466†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3775†). The entries VDB-57, VDB-143, VDB-14432 and VDB-15238 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 11572
Nessus Name: ICQ < 2003b Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Lucas Lavarello
Organization: CORE Security Technologies
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0239 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0239
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20447
X-Force: 11948
SecurityFocus: 7466 - Mirabilis ICQ GIF Parsing Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 3775 - Mirabilis ICQ Allows DoS, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2014 23:55
Updated: 05/19/2019 22:09
Changes: 08/11/2014 23:55 (69), 05/19/2019 22:09 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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