CVE-2000-0046 — Buffer overflow in ICQ 99b 1.1.1.1 client allows remote attackers to execute commands via a malformed URL within an ICQ message

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HIGH

Buffer overflow in ICQ 99b 1.1.1.1 client allows remote attackers to execute commands via a malformed URL within an ICQ message

Published Feb 4, 2000

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 7.27%

Description

Buffer overflow in ICQ 99b 1.1.1.1 client allows remote attackers to execute commands via a malformed URL within an ICQ message.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

7.27% 0.07270

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.07270

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	7.27% (0.07270)	94.17th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	7.27% (0.07270)	93.53th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	4.31% (0.04310)	88.13th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	2.51% (0.02511)	90.52th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	2.51% (0.02511)	89.76th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	1.89% (0.01892)	86.60th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	4.19% (0.04187)	87.39th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	4.19% (0.04187)	86.11th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	4.19% (0.04187)	69.86th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (1)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/929
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/929		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Feb 4, 2000

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Jan 22, 2000

Link CVE-2000-0046

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2000-0046

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2000-0046