CVE-2011-0487

ICQ 7 does not verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that is fetched through an automatic-update mechanism.

Published: 2011-01-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-0487 is rated High Risk (67.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.55%). EPSS rose +1.19% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-0487

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 1.36% 2.55% +1.19%
2 2026-02-05 1.01% 1.36% +0.34%
3 2025-05-26 — 1.01% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-0487

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-0487

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-0487

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
icq icq 7 cpe:2.3:a:icq:icq:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-0487

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