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Successful exploitation of the vulnerability mayĪllow an attacker to remotely execute commands.ĪOL and ICQ recommend that users upgrade to the latest version of the "AOL has recently been made aware of a vulnerability in the ICQ 2003bĬlient build #3916. Statement provided by AOL Product Vulnerabilities team:
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ICQ Pro 2003b Build #3916 and previous.
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The following AOL/ICQ software products are affected by this issue: Ī vulnerability found in the way the ICQ Pro 2003b client handles incoming message lengths could lead to denial of service attacks and remote compromise of systems running vulnerable versions of the client.Īttacks that leverage this vulnerability would be difficult to identify and isolate as exploit traffic does not present any features that makes it easily distinguishable from normal IM communications.
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The latest release of this particular IM client, ICQ Pro 2003b Build #3916, is still one of the officially available options for users who want to download an ICQ client from ICQ’s website ( ).Įven though by its name the IM client may seem to be a "veteran" client, the ICQ team has been updating it up until -at least- Build #3916 released on October 2005. The press release with the ICQ Pro 2003b announcement indicated that, at the time, ICQ had over 160 million registered users that spent - when connected - an average of 4.5 hours on the service. The ICQ Pro2003b client was officially launched on October 30th, 2003 and included capabilities to interoperate with AOL's Instant Messenger AIM) and AOL services. Since then, AOL's ICQ unit continued to develop and maintain the ICQ client program.

acquired Mirabilis Ltd., the company responsible for the development of the ICQ instant messenger and all associated services at that time. The AOL/Mirabilis ICQ client is a popular Instant Messaging (IM) program that enables users to communicate through instant messaging, chat, e-mail, SMS and wireless-pager messages as well as transferring files and URLs, among other features. : Vendor provides an official statement.Ī vulnerability in AOL's ICQ Pro 2003b instant messenger client could lead to denial of service attacks and remote compromise of systems running vulnerable versions of the client. Baring a precise schedule that demonstrates an imminent release of fixes the publication date is final. 6th in order to receive offical statement from vendor. : Core response to vendor, publication of advisories will be delayed until Sept. No tentative fix schedule made available, earliest date for an official vendor statement about fixes is Sept.

: Vendor response received stating that 30 days is insufficient to fix bugs and reiterating the previously noted coordination and communications problems with engineering team at remote facilities. : Updated advisory sent to vendor requesting comments and fix availability information. : In liue of proof-of-concept, Core provides succinct technical explanation of the problem in the ICQ 2003b client. : Vendor email describing coordination issues with ICQ development team. : Core response vendor: proof-of-concept can not be made available as standalone program without incurring in a substantial development effort. : Core response vendor: proof-of-concept for the ICQ client bug can not be made available as standalone program without incurring in a substantial development effort. : Vendor email received requesting further technical details or proof-of-concept code.
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A new update from the vendor forthcoming before Aug. Still determining when a fix will be available. : Request for an update sent to vendor asking for an estimated date for fix availability, advisory release date now set for Aug.

: Request for an update sent to vendor asking for an estimated date for fix availability. : Vendor response acknowledging notification. : Initial notification sent to vendor, advisory release date set for Aug. Title: AOL ICQ Pro 2003b heap overflow vulnerability
