Stack-based buffer overflow in the LiveJournal support (hooks/ljhook.cc) in CenterICQ…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the LiveJournal support (hooks/ljhook.cc) in CenterICQ 4.9.11 through 4.21.0, when using unofficial LiveJournal servers, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by adding the victim as a friend and using long (1) username and (2) real name strings.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04235 91st 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
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.9.11 | Vulnerable | Centericq |
| cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.9.12 | Vulnerable | Centericq |
| cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.12 | Vulnerable | Centericq |
| cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.13 | Vulnerable | Centericq |
| cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.14 | Vulnerable | Centericq |
| cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.20 | Vulnerable | Centericq |
| cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.21 | Vulnerable | Centericq |
- cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9.11 Vulnerable ·Centericq
- cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9.12 Vulnerable ·Centericq
- cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.12 Vulnerable ·Centericq
- cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.13 Vulnerable ·Centericq
- cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.14 Vulnerable ·Centericq
- cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.20 Vulnerable ·Centericq
- cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.21 Vulnerable ·Centericq
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0160
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9gcg-q7vm-66v5
References
Advisory 3
Other 1
More Centericq vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-03489 centericq 4.20.0-r3 with "Enable peer-to-peer communications" set allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2005-01757 Multiple integer overflows in libgadu, as used in Kopete in KDE 3.2.3 to 3.4.1, ekg… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-01814 CenterICQ 4.20.0 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable file names, which… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2007-0160 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-0160 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9gcg-q7vm-66v5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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