CVE-2008-1120 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in the embedded Internet Explorer component for Mirabilis ICQ 6 build 6043 allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors related to HTML code generation.

Published: 2008-03-03

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 2.7% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:icq:mirabilis_icq:6:build_6043:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1129	Format string vulnerability in the embedded Internet Explorer component for Mirabilis ICQ 6 build 6043 allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors related to HTML code generation.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

The EPSS score is 0.02681.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://board.raidrush.ws/showthread.php?t=386983
http://secunia.com/advisories/29138
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28027
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0701

History

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00682}`	epss `{'score': 0.00516}`

Subscriptions

Icq Mirabilis Icq

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-03-03T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:08:57.612Z

Reserved: 2008-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1120

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-03-03T22:44:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:51:02.407

Link: CVE-2008-1120

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-134
Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

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