CVE-2008-1996 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information

CVE Reference: CVE-2008-1996
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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.

CVE Status: Candidate

References: SUSE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00011.html SREASON http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3851 SAID Secunia Advisory: SA30055 Secunia Advisory: SA30236 MLIST http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/25/1 MANDRIVA http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:159 FEDORA CONFIRM http://www.licq.org/changeset/6146 http://www.licq.org/ticket/1623 BUGTRAQ http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2008/Apr/0100.html http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490717 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490563 BID 28679

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