Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

ICQ instant messaging application installed

Free InsightVM Trial No credit card necessary
Watch Demo See how it all works
Back to Search

ICQ instant messaging application installed

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
11/01/2004
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/01/2004
Modified
12/04/2013

Description

The ICQ instant messenging application is installed. ICQ is an instant messenging program that allows users to send and receive messages and files over the internet.

Instant messenging programs can be a security risk for the following reasons:

  • The content of instant messages is not encrypted, and thus can be read by anyone who can sniff the network.
  • Most instant messenging programs provide the capability for trading files. These programs can be configured to share entire hard drives, which means that sensitive data (including passwords, email, and confidential documents) can be leaked to the outside world.
  • Instant messenging programs are often used to download additional software that may pose its own security risks (due to viruses and trojan horses).

Solution(s)

  • windows-icq-installed

insightVM

Advanced vulnerability management analytics and reporting.
Key Features
Free InsightVM Trial View All Features

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;