CVE-2002-1773 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in the ICQ client for MacOS X.
- 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-2002-1773?
CVE-2002-1773 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in ICQ 2.6x for MacOS X 10.0 through 10.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long request.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1773?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mirabilis Icq for Macos X.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1773?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1773 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2002-1773 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1773 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5c97-xqfx-qj2f.