CVE-2008-1996

Public Exploit

Description

licq before 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file-descriptor exhaustion and application crash) via a large number of connections.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 19.20% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00011.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41732 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490717 mailing list
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3851 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490563 exploit mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1446/references vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28679 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30055 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00186.html vendor advisory
http://www.licq.org/ticket/1623
http://www.licq.org/changeset/6146
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/25/1 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/30236 third party advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2008/Apr/0100.html mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:159 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1996?
CVE-2008-1996 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1996?
To fix CVE-2008-1996, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1996 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1996 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~19% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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