CVE-2008-7136

ICQ Toolbar 2.3 - Denial of Service via Long Argument to RequestURL GetPropertyById or SetPropertyById

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-7136. PoCs published by spdr.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a Denial of Service (DoS) in Internet Explorer by leveraging a vulnerability in the ICQToolbar ActiveX control. It uses a buffer overflow technique with a long string to crash the browser and alter the toolbar color.

Description

toolbaru.dll in ICQ Toolbar (ICQToolbar) 2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (toolbar crash) via a long argument to the (1) RequestURL, (2) GetPropertyById, or (3) SetPropertyById method, different vectors than CVE-2008-7135.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by spdr · htmldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5217

This exploit triggers a Denial of Service (DoS) in Internet Explorer by leveraging a vulnerability in the ICQToolbar ActiveX control. It uses a buffer overflow technique with a long string to crash the browser and alter the toolbar color.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Internet Explorer with ICQToolbar ActiveX control
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Internet Explorer with ICQToolbar ActiveX control installed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28118
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5217

Scores

EPSS 0.0424
EPSS Percentile 89.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
icq/icq_toolbar 2.3
Published Sep 01, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026