CVE-2008-1429

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Published Mar 20, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

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.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 2.0% (2.011% probability within 30 days)

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

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:24 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 20, 2008, 6:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:24 AM
Reserved: Mar 20, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:51 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 20, 2008, 6:44 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:51 PM

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