CVE-2008-1996

Exp

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.

Published: 2008-04-28 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1996 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 43.64%, 97th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +23.33% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-1996

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
31627 exploit_db edb 2008-04-08 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1996

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-18 20.31% 43.64% +23.33%
2 2025-06-18 19.20% 20.31% +1.11%
3 2025-04-28 — 19.20% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1996

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1996

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1996

vendor priority summary link
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1996
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-1996 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (licq), 12 status rows across 12 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 7, ignored 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1996

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2008-1996

Comment: More information located: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28679/info

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1996

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
licq licq 0.61 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 0.71 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 0.75 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 0.75.1 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.75.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 0.75.2 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.75.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 0.75.3 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.75.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 0.75.3a cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.75.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 0.75_991219 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.75_991219:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 0.76 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 0.80 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 0.81 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 0.84a cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.84a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 0.84b cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.84b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 0.85 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:0.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 1.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 1.3.0_pre cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.3.0_pre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 1.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 1.3.2_rc cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.3.2_rc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 1.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
licq licq 1.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:licq:licq:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1996

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