CVE-2002-0227 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the KICQ instant messenger client by sending a malformed message, 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-2002-0227?
CVE-2002-0227 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Kde Kde, published on 3 May 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
KICQ 2.0.0b1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed message.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0227?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Kde Kde, Kicq Kicq.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0227?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0227 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-2002-0227 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0227 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Kde Kde
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6f8q-gjw9-43mm.