CVE-2007-0160

Exp

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.

Published: 2007-01-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-0160 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.17%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-0160

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-0160

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 6.84% 4.17% -2.67%
2 2025-08-29 6.59% 6.84% +0.25%
3 2025-07-15 — 6.59% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-0160

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-2007-0160

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-0160

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2007-0160: 1 GLSA(s) (200701-20), 1 atom(s) (net-im/centericq); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-0160
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-0160 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (centericq, centerim), 18 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): DNE 8, released 6, ignored 2, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-0160

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2007-0160

Solution: Failed exploitation attempts will likely result in a denial-of-service condition.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-0160

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
centericq centericq 4.9.11 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.9.12 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.12 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.13 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.14 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.20 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
centericq centericq 4.21 cpe:2.3:a:centericq:centericq:4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-0160

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