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TI-2002-01286 Aliases CVE-2002-1362GHSA-xmv7-rrcx-3gfq

mICQ 0.4.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via…

Priority LOW 26Published · 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
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

mICQ 0.4.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed ICQ message types without a 0xFE separator character.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0167 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:matthew_smith:micq:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.3VulnerableMatthew Smith
cpe:2.3:a:matthew_smith:micq:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.6VulnerableMatthew Smith
cpe:2.3:a:matthew_smith:micq:0.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.9VulnerableMatthew Smith
cpe:2.3:a:matthew_smith:micq:0.4.9.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.9.2bVulnerableMatthew Smith
cpe:2.3:a:matthew_smith:micq:0.4.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.9.3VulnerableMatthew Smith
cpe:2.3:a:matthew_smith:micq:0.4.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.9.4VulnerableMatthew Smith
  • cpe:2.3:a:matthew_smith:micq:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.3 Vulnerable ·Matthew Smith
  • cpe:2.3:a:matthew_smith:micq:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.6 Vulnerable ·Matthew Smith
  • cpe:2.3:a:matthew_smith:micq:0.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.9 Vulnerable ·Matthew Smith
  • cpe:2.3:a:matthew_smith:micq:0.4.9.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.9.2b Vulnerable ·Matthew Smith
  • cpe:2.3:a:matthew_smith:micq:0.4.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.9.3 Vulnerable ·Matthew Smith
  • cpe:2.3:a:matthew_smith:micq:0.4.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.9.4 Vulnerable ·Matthew Smith

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2003:119 Released 2003-04-28 · Red Hat rating Low
    micq security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2003:119
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:119
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:119
Red Hat Linux 7.2Fixed RHSA-2003:118
Red Hat Linux 7.3Fixed RHSA-2003:118
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:119

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1362
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xmv7-rrcx-3gfq

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2001-00231 Buffer overflow in micq client 0.4.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0

Sources

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