Unscored severity · published Apr 28, 2008
CVE-2008-1996
licq before 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file-descriptor exhaustion and application crash) via a large number of connections
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CVSS
11.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
licq before 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file-descriptor exhaustion and application crash) via a large number of connections.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)11.2% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Licq · Licq
0.61; 0.71; 0.75; 0.75.1; 0.75.2; 0.75.3; +24 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1996
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1996
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00011.html
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2008/Apr/0100.html
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/30055
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/30236
securityreason.com
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3851
www.licq.org
http://www.licq.org/changeset/6146
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