CVE-2002-0254 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash ICQ 2001b by sending a malformed picture with large dimensions, requiring the victim to view the user details.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0254?
CVE-2002-0254 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 May 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
ICQ 2001b Build 3659 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed picture that contains large height and width values, which causes the crash when viewed in Userdetails.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0254?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mirabilis Icq.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0254?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0254 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-2002-0254 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0254 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m534-vg8m-p6gv.