CVE-2001-0233: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 14.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflow in micq client 0.4.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long Description field.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 2.2 only
• Matthew Smith Micq: up to and including 0.4.6
• Red Hat Linux: version 6.0 only; version 6.1 only; version 6.2 only; version 7.0 only

Published 2001-03-26. Last modified 2026-06-16.