CVE-2002-1773

ICQ for macOS X 10.0-10.1.2 - Buffer Overflow via Long Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-1773. PoCs published by Stephen.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit sends an excessively long request (19000+ characters) to an ICQ client on MacOS X, causing a crash due to an unchecked buffer. It targets ports 49152 and 49159, and has been tested on ICQ MacOSX Ver 2.6x Beta Build 7.

Description

Buffer overflow in ICQ 2.6x for MacOS X 10.0 through 10.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long request.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Stephen · cdososx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21275

This exploit sends an excessively long request (19000+ characters) to an ICQ client on MacOS X, causing a crash due to an unchecked buffer. It targets ports 49152 and 49159, and has been tested on ICQ MacOSX Ver 2.6x Beta Build 7.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ICQ For MacOS X version 2.6X Beta
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target ICQ client · Target ICQ client must be running and listening on the specified port
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/254133
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/254141
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8085
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4031

Scores

EPSS 0.0549
EPSS Percentile 91.8%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
mirabilis/icq_for_macos_x 2.6_x_beta
Published Dec 31, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026