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CVE-2000-0552

ICQwebmail client for ICQ 2000A creates a world readable temporary file during login and does not...

5.5 MediumPublic exploit

ICQwebmail client for ICQ 2000A creates a world readable temporary file during login and does not delete it, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

1.12%Down 1.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

ICQwebmail client for ICQ 2000A creates a world readable temporary file during login and does not delete it, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

Record
CVE-2000-0552
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-459
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

ICQwebmail client for ICQ 2000A creates a world readable temporary file during login and does not delete it, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

Record
CVE-2000-0552
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0549 No score

ICQwebmail client for ICQ 2000A creates a world readable temporary file during login and does not delete it, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

Record
EUVD-2000-0549
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-55c6-r3wh-x7cj 5.5

ICQwebmail client for ICQ 2000A creates a world readable temporary file during login and does not...

ICQwebmail client for ICQ 2000A creates a world readable temporary file during login and does not delete it, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

Record
GHSA-55c6-r3wh-x7cj
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-459
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBMirabilis ICQ 2000.0 A - Mailclient Temporary Link2000-06-06

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2000-0552 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Icq, published June 6, 2000. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.12%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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