CVE-2006-5724

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-11-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow the "Answering Service" function in ICQ 2003b Build 3916 allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string in the "AwayMsg Presets" value in the ICQ\ICQPro\DefaultPrefs\Presets registry key.

Affected products

Mirabilis Icq: 2003b_build3916

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-October/050461.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1818
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29933
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-October/050461.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1818
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29933

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