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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

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.

What does this mean?
Severity
7.5 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
3.52%EPSS, 89th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

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%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.5

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 ListNo 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-2002-0248No 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-f423No 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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

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