TITLE:
ICQ Advertisement Banners "My Computer" Zone Script Execution

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA20010

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20010/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
ICQ 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/9856/

DESCRIPTION:
QQlan has reported a vulnerability in ICQ, which can be exploited by
malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to advertisement banners being
displayed insecurely inside the application. This can be exploited to
execute arbitrary HTML and script code in the "My Computer" zone.

Successful exploitation requires that the attacker is able to
intercept and manipulate traffic.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 5.04 (build 2321).
Other versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Use another product.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
QQlan

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-May/045916.html

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