CVE-1999-1342 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the ICQ ActiveList Server by sending malformed packets to its UDP port, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1342?
CVE-1999-1342 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ICQ ActiveList Server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed packets to the server's UDP port.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1342?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Icq Activelist Server.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1342?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1342 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-1999-1342 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1342 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wvfc-q7gw-9hp6.