HIGH
Heap-based buffer overflow in the MCRegEx__Search function in AOL ICQ Pro 2003b Build 3916 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an inconsistent length field of a Message in a 0x2711 Type-Length-Value (TLV) type
Published Sep 9, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.17%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the MCRegEx__Search function in AOL ICQ Pro 2003b Build 3916 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an inconsistent length field of a Message in a 0x2711 Type-Length-Value (TLV) type.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 0.99b_1.1.1.1
- 0.99b_v.3.19
- 98.0a
- 99a_2.15build1701
- 99a_2.21build1800
- 2000.0a
- 2000.0b_build3278
- 2001a
- 2001b_build3636
- 2001b_build3638
- 2001b_build3659
- 2002a_build3722
- 2002a_build3727
- 2003a
- 2003a_build3777
- 2003a_build3799
- 2003a_build3800
- 2003b
- 2003b_build3096
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.17% 0.06172
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06172
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 6.17% (0.06172) | 93.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.15% (0.06154) | 92.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 7, 2026 | 15.09% (0.15086) | 94.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 15, 2025 | 19.20% (0.19204) | 95.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.62% (0.13620) | 93.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.10% (0.08099) | 86.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 13.62% (0.13620) | 93.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 33.79% (0.33790) | 97.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 4, 2023 | 35.35% (0.35348) | 96.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 5, 2023 | 38.88% (0.38875) | 96.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 38.89% (0.38887) | 96.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.26% (0.08263) | 93.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.26% (0.08263) | 92.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.26% (0.08263) | 82.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21834 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1530 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.coresecurity.com/index.php5?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=1509 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/400780 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445513/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19897 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3527 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28835 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/21834 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1530 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.coresecurity.com/index.php5?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=1509 | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/400780 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445513/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19897 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3527 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28835 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 9, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 8, 2006
Link CVE-2006-4662
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a