CVE-2002-1362 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the mICQ client by sending malformed ICQ messages, 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
- Available
What is CVE-2002-1362?
CVE-2002-1362 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
mICQ 0.4.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed ICQ message types without a 0xFE separator character.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1362?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Matthew Smith Micq.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1362?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2002-1362 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1362 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DSA-211, GHSA-xmv7-rrcx-3gfq.