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CVE-2002-0251

Buffer overflow in licq 1.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

7.5 High

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".

Exploit likelihood

3.52%Down 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

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".

Record
CVE-2002-0251
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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".

Record
CVE-2002-0251
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0248 No score

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".

Record
EUVD-2002-0248
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8422-qvqx-f423 No score

Buffer overflow in licq 1.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

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".

Record
GHSA-8422-qvqx-f423
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2002-0251 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Licq, published May 29, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.52%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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