CVE-2002-0227

KICQ 2.0.0b1 - Denial of Service via Malformed Message

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-0227. PoCs published by Rafael San Miguel Carrasco.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a remote DoS vulnerability in kicq 2.0.0b1 by sending arbitrary data over a telnet connection to port 1030, causing the client to crash. The PoC is minimal and directly reproduces the issue as described.

Description

KICQ 2.0.0b1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed message.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Rafael San Miguel Carrasco · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21262

This exploit demonstrates a remote DoS vulnerability in kicq 2.0.0b1 by sending arbitrary data over a telnet connection to port 1030, causing the client to crash. The PoC is minimal and directly reproduces the issue as described.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: kicq 2.0.0b1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target's ICQ port (1030)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4018
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101266856410129&w=2
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8064.php

Scores

EPSS 0.0346
EPSS Percentile 87.6%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
kde/kde 2.1.2
kicq/kicq 2.0.0b1
Published May 16, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026