CVE-2011-0487
ICQ 7 does not verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that is fetched through an automatic-update mechanism.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.55%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
ICQ 7 does not verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that is fetched through an automatic-update mechanism.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.55% probability · 85th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- icq/icq
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://osvdb.org/70486
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/680540US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515724/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45805
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64711
- http://osvdb.org/70486
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/680540US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515724/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45805
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64711
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.