CVE-2009-1915

high

Description

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8832

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50858

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35150

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503935/100/0/threaded

http://osvdb.org/54893

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-06-04

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.04951