CVE-2008-1429 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) Server before 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a NEW_CLIENT packet without a nickname.

Published: 2008-03-20

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 2.0% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:silc:silc-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1433	Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) Server before 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a NEW_CLIENT packet without a nickname.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02011.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/29459
http://secunia.com/advisories/29946
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-27.xml
http://silcnet.org/docs/release/SILC%20Server%201.1.1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28450
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019711
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0919/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41307

History

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Subscriptions

Silc Silc-server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-03-20T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:24:41.610Z

Reserved: 2008-03-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1429

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-03-20T18:44:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:51:43.113

Link: CVE-2008-1429

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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