CVE-2008-1429 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) Server versions prior to 1.1.1. Remote attackers can crash the daemon by sending a NEW_CLIENT packet that lacks a nickname. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a critical impact on availability with low attack complexity and no authentication required. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:silc:silc-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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