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    CVE-2008-1996

    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.

    Published:Apr 8, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Apr 28, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.43636
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Licq
    Product
    Licq

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490563http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490563https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31627

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High