CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0251

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in licq 1.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string of format string characters such as "%d".

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to remotely crash the system, leading to service downtime and potential system takeover.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of licq to eliminate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized access attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in licq 1.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string of format string characters such as "%d".

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS