The ICQPhone.SipxPhoneManager ActiveX control in America Online ICQ 5.1 allows remote…
Priority HIGH 69Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- 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
The ICQPhone.SipxPhoneManager ActiveX control in America Online ICQ 5.1 allows remote attackers to download and execute arbitrary code via the DownloadAgent function, as demonstrated using an ICQ avatar.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.67195 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-5650
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wvxp-m3jj-9gmh
References
More AOL Icq vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-01826 Directory traversal vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9 and earlier, and ICQ… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2006-5650 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-5650 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wvxp-m3jj-9gmh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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