J-Security Center

Title: LICQ Rich Text Denial of Service Vulnerability

Severity: MODERATE

Description:

LICQ is an interactive Linux messaging tool compatible with ICQ.

All versions of the program are vulnerable to denial of service attacks.

By sending a rich-text format file (*.rtf) to an affected client, a remote malicious user can cause the affected application to crash, requiring the application to be restarted.

Affected Products:

  • LICQ LICQ 1.0.1
  • LICQ LICQ 1.0.2

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