licq before 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file-descriptor…
Priority LOW 36CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.11177 95th 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 · 30
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.61 | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.71 | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.75 | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.75.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.75.1 | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.75.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.75.2 | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.75.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.75.3 | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.75.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.75.3a | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.75_991219:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.75_991219 | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.76 | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.80 | Vulnerable | Licq |
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.61 Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.71 Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.75 Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.75.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.75.1 Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.75.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.75.2 Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.75.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.75.3 Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.75.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.75.3a Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.75_991219:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.75_991219 Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.76 Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.80 Vulnerable ·Licq
Show 20 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.81 | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.84a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.84a | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.84b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.84b | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.85 | Vulnerable | Licq |
| 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:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.3 | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.4 | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.6 | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.7 | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.0 | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.3.0_pre:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.0_pre | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.2 | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.3.2_rc:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.2_rc | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.4 | Vulnerable | Licq |
| cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.5 | Vulnerable | Licq |
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.81 Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.84a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.84a Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.84b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.84b Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.85 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
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.3 Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.4 Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.6 Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.7 Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.3.0_pre:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0_pre Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2 Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.3.2_rc:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2_rc Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.4 Vulnerable ·Licq
- cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.5 Vulnerable ·Licq
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1996
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jjgc-j93h-xpjm
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-2002-00240 Buffer overflow in licq 1.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… 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-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-2008-1996 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-1996 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jjgc-j93h-xpjm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-1996 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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