PT-2008-3003 · Silc · Silc Server

Published 2008-03-20 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-1429

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SILC Server versions prior to 1.1.1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in the daemon crashing. This can be achieved by sending a NEW CLIENT packet without a nickname.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.1.1, update to version 1.1.1 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-1429

Affected Products

Silc Server

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1429 · Security Note
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-27.xml · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41307 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29946 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29459 · Note
• http://silcnet.org/docs/release/SILC%20Server%201.1.1 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0919/references · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019711 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/28450 · Note