CVE-2008-1429

HIGH 7.8CVE-2008-1429 · Published 20/03/2008 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-1429 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting silc-server (silc).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.0%, higher than 80.9% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
silc-server silc	`≤ 1.1`	No fix yet

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.

References

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

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