GUI display truncation vulnerability in ICQ Inc.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
GUI display truncation vulnerability in 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, bypass Windows security warnings via a filename that is all uppercase and of a specific length, which truncates the malicious extension from the display and could trick a user into executing arbitrary programs.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2003a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2003a | Vulnerable | Mirabilis |
| cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2003b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2003b | Vulnerable | Mirabilis |
| cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq_lite:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Mirabilis |
| cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq_lite:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | Mirabilis |
- cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2003a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003a Vulnerable ·Mirabilis
- cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2003b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003b Vulnerable ·Mirabilis
- cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq_lite:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Mirabilis
- cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq_lite:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·Mirabilis
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-0765
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fj3q-g9xp-gv5w
References
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More Mirabilis Icq vulnerabilities
- TI-2000-00046 Buffer overflow in ICQ 99b 1.1.1.1 client allows remote attackers to execute commands via… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-04508 Heap-based buffer overflow in the MCRegEx__Search function in AOL ICQ Pro 2003b Build… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-00025 Buffer overflow in ICQ before 2001B Beta v5.18 Build #3659 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2003-00218 Integer signedness errors in the POP3 client for Mirabilis ICQ Pro 2003a allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-02241 ICQ client 2001b, 2002a and 2002b allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2003-00217 Format string vulnerability in POP3 client for Mirabilis ICQ Pro 2003a allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2006-0765 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-0765 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fj3q-g9xp-gv5w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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