>> SILC Server "NEW_CLIENT" Packets Denial of Service Vulnerability
Title : SILC Server "NEW_CLIENT" Packets Denial of Service Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-0919 CVE ID : CVE-2008-1429
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2008-03-18
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in SILC (Secure Internet Live Conferencing) Server, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service. This issue is caused by an error when processing a "NEW_CLIENT" packet that does not contain a nickname, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected server, creating a denial of service condition.
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