CVE-2008-1996
licq < 1.3.6 - Denial of Service via File-Descriptor Exhaustion
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-1996. PoCs published by Milen Rangelov.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a remote denial-of-service vulnerability in LICQ by establishing multiple TCP connections to exhaust resources. The code creates 1024 sockets and connects them to the target IP and port, potentially crashing the application.
Description
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.
Exploits (1)
This exploit targets a remote denial-of-service vulnerability in LICQ by establishing multiple TCP connections to exhaust resources. The code creates 1024 sockets and connects them to the target IP and port, potentially crashing the application.