CVE-2008-7136 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the ICQ Toolbar browser extension by sending long arguments to specific methods, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-7136?
CVE-2008-7136 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
toolbaru.dll in ICQ Toolbar (ICQToolbar) 2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (toolbar crash) via a long argument to the (1) RequestURL, (2) GetPropertyById, or (3) SetPropertyById method, different vectors than CVE-2008-7135.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7136?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Icq Icq Toolbar.
How do I fix CVE-2008-7136?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7136 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-7136 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-7136 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5fh4-752q-f96r.