Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) Can Be Crashed By Remote Users With a NEW_CLIENT Packet
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1019711 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1019711
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-1429
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Mar 26 2008
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Impact:
Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes Exploit Included: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 1.1.1
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC). A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
A remote user can send a specially crafted NEW_CLIENT packet without a nickname to cause the target service to crash.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause the target service to crash.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fixed version (1.1.1).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://silcnet.org/docs/release/SILC%20Server%201.1.1
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Vendor URL: www.silcnet.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Exception handling error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:12:31 -0500
Subject: Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) Server
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CVE-2008-1429
http://silcnet.org/docs/release/SILC%20Server%201.1.1
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