CVE-2006-4662

Heap-based buffer overflow in the MCRegEx__Search function in AOL ICQ Pro 2003b Build 3916 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an inconsistent length field of a Message in a 0x2711 Type-Length-Value (TLV) type.

Published: 2006-09-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-4662 is rated Moderate Risk (57.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.15%, 93th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4662

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 15.09% 6.15% -8.93%
2 2026-06-07 19.20% 15.09% -4.12%
3 2025-07-15 — 19.20% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-4662

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-4662

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-4662

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mirabilis icq 0.99b_1.1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:0.99b_1.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 0.99b_v.3.19 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:0.99b_v.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 98.0a cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:98.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 99a_2.15build1701 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:99a_2.15build1701:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 99a_2.21build1800 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:99a_2.21build1800:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2000.0a cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2000.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2000.0b_build3278 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2000.0b_build3278:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2001a cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2001a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2001b_build3636 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2001b_build3636:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2001b_build3638 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2001b_build3638:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2001b_build3659 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2001b_build3659:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2002a_build3722 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2002a_build3722:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2002a_build3727 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2002a_build3727:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2003a cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2003a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2003a_build3777 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2003a_build3777:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2003a_build3799 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2003a_build3799:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2003a_build3800 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2003a_build3800:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2003b cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2003b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mirabilis icq 2003b_build3096 cpe:2.3:a:mirabilis:icq:2003b_build3096:*:pro:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-4662

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