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CVE-2006-0766

5.1 · MEDIUM

ICQ Inc.

Published Feb 18, 2006mirabilisEPSS 1.16%

Overview

CVE-2006-0766 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting mirabilis icq. It was published on February 18, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.1 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.1, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

ICQ Inc. (formerly Mirabilis) ICQ 2003a, 2003b, Lite 4.0, Lite 4.1, and possibly other Windows versions allows user-assisted remote attackers to hide malicious file extensions and bypass Windows security warnings via a filename that ends in an assumed-safe extension such as JPG, and possibly containing other modified properties such as company name, icon, and description, which could trick a user into executing arbitrary programs.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mirabilis. Update icq to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425078/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/16655Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425078/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/16655

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-0766?

CVE-2006-0766 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting mirabilis icq. It was published on February 18, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.1 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2006-0766?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.1, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-0766?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mirabilis. Update icq to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2006-0766?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2006-0766 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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