CVE-2008-1996

licq < 1.3.6 - Denial of Service via File-Descriptor Exhaustion

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation 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)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Milen Rangelov · cdosunix
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31627

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.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: LICQ (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target · Target IP and port
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (15)

Core 15
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41732
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490717
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490563
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00186.html
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.licq.org/ticket/1623
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.licq.org/changeset/6146
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:159
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3851
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1446/references
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28679
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30055
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/25/1
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30236
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2008/Apr/0100.html

Scores

EPSS 0.1118
EPSS Percentile 95.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (30)
licq/licq 0.61
licq/licq 0.71
licq/licq 0.75
licq/licq 0.75.1
licq/licq 0.75.2
licq/licq 0.75.3
licq/licq 0.75.3a
licq/licq 0.75_991219
licq/licq 0.76
licq/licq 0.80
... and 20 more
Published Apr 28, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026