CVE-2003-0239 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in ICQ Pro 2003a by sending malformed GIF89a headers lacking color tables.
- 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-2003-0239?
CVE-2003-0239 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
icqateimg32.dll parsing/rendering library in Mirabilis ICQ Pro 2003a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed GIF89a headers that do not contain a GCT (Global Color Table) or an LCT (Local Color Table) after an Image Descriptor.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0239?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mirabilis Icq.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0239?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0239 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-2003-0239 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0239 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2v8g-6f63-fh97.