ICQ 6.5 ICQToolBar.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ICQ 6.5. Impacted is an unknown function in the library ICQToolBar.dll. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2009-1915. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ICQ 6.5 (Messaging Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library ICQToolBar.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 05/30/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1915 since 06/04/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Nine:Situations:Group and been published 2 days after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50858), Exploit-DB (8832), SecurityFocus (BID 35150†) and OSVDB (54893†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Nine:Situations:Group
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OpenVAS ID: 800808
OpenVAS Name: ICQ ICQToolBar.dll Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Timelineinfo

05/30/2009 🔍
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06/01/2009 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-1915 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1915
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48427
X-Force: 50858 - ICQ ICQToolBar.dll buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 35150 - ICQ 'ICQToolBar.dll' Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 54893 - ICQ URL Search Hook (ICQToolBar.dll) URL File Handling Overflow

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 11/30/2024 20:51
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (64), 11/10/2018 09:13 (4), 11/30/2024 20:51 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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