HIGH
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
Published Jan 18, 2011
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.55%
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.
Affected products
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.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.55% 0.02547
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02547
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.55% (0.02547) | 84.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.55% (0.02547) | 82.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.12% (0.01118) | 76.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.60% (0.03596) | 79.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.12% (0.01118) | 76.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00295) | 70.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00346) | 70.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00346) | 67.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.92% (0.02920) | 83.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.92% (0.02920) | 81.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.92% (0.02920) | 64.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://osvdb.org/70486 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/680540 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515724/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45805 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64711 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/70486 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/680540 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515724/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45805 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64711 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 18, 2011
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 18, 2011
Link CVE-2011-0487
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a