CVE-2008-1996

LICQ 1.3.5 - File Descriptor Remote Denial of Service

Severity Score

5.0

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

licq antes de 1.3.6 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (agotamiento de descriptores de ficheros y caída de la aplicación) mediante gran número de conexiones.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 5.0

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-04-08 First Exploit
2008-04-28 CVE Reserved
2008-04-28 CVE Published
2023-12-13 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-399: Resource Management Errors

CAPEC

References (16)

URL	Tag	Source
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2008/Apr/0100.html	Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/30055	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30236	Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3851	Third Party Advisory
http://www.licq.org/changeset/6146	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.licq.org/ticket/1623	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/25/1	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490717	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28679	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1446/references	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41732	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31627	2008-04-08
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490563	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00011.html	2017-08-08
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:159	2017-08-08
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00186.html	2017-08-08

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				0.61 Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "0.61"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				0.71 Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "0.71"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				0.75 Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "0.75"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				0.75.1 Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "0.75.1"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				0.75.2 Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "0.75.2"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				0.75.3 Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "0.75.3"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				0.75.3a Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "0.75.3a"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				0.75_991219 Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "0.75_991219"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				0.76 Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "0.76"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				0.80 Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "0.80"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				0.81 Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "0.81"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				0.84a Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "0.84a"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				0.84b Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "0.84b"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				0.85 Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "0.85"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				1.0 Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "1.0"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				1.0.1 Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "1.0.1"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				1.0.2 Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "1.0.2"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				1.0.3 Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "1.0.3"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				1.0.4 Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "1.0.4"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				1.2 Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "1.2"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				1.2.3 Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "1.2.3"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				1.2.4 Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "1.2.4"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				1.2.6 Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "1.2.6"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				1.2.7 Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "1.2.7"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				1.3.0 Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "1.3.0"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				1.3.0_pre Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "1.3.0_pre"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				1.3.2 Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "1.3.2"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				1.3.2_rc Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "1.3.2_rc"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				1.3.4 Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "1.3.4"		-		Affected
Licq Search vendor "Licq"		Licq Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq"				1.3.5 Search vendor "Licq" for product "Licq" and version "1.3.5"		-		Affected