Description
mICQ 0.4.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed ICQ message types without a 0xFE separator character.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 3.0 | micq | 0.4.9-0woody3 | DSA-211 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-211 micq - denial of service Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- RHSA-2003:118 vendor-advisory
- micq-0xfe-dos(10872) vdb-entry
- 6392 vdb-entry
- DSA-211 vendor-advisory