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CVE-2009-0769 json

QIP 2005 build 8082 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and application hang) via a crafted Rich Text For…

published 2009-03-03 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-0769

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.4%
EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

QIP 2005 build 8082 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and application hang) via a crafted Rich Text Format (RTF) ICQ message, as demonstrated by an {\rtf\pict\&&} message. NOTE: the vulnerability may be in Sergey Tkachenko TRichView. If so, then this should not be treated as a vulnerability in QIP.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-32774)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-32774 QIP 2005 - Malformed Rich Text Message Remote Denial of Service dos, 2009-02-04
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33609 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

Sources

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