Buffer overflow in licq 1.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
Priority LOW 39Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in licq 1.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string of format string characters such as "%d".
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03523 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.3 | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.4 | Vulnerable | Licq |
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·Licq
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0251
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8422-qvqx-f423
References
More Licq vulnerabilities
- TI-2001-00433 Buffer overflow in logging functions of licq before 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2001-00432 licq before 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2008-01919 licq before 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file-descriptor… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2003-00342 Format string vulnerability in LICQ 1.2.6, 1.0.3 and possibly other versions allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2002-0251 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0251 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8422-qvqx-f423 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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