Silc Server New Channel Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
BID:22846
Info
Silc Server New Channel Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 22846 |
| Class: | Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions |
| CVE: |
CVE-2007-1327 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Mar 06 2007 12:00AM |
| Updated: | May 12 2015 07:33PM |
| Credit: | Frank Benkstein is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability. |
| Vulnerable: |
SILC Server 1.0.2 Gentoo Linux |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
Silc Server New Channel Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
SILC Server is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability because the application fails to handle exceptional conditions.
An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the affected server, effectively denying service to legitimate users.
This issue affects version 1.0.2; other versions may also be affected.
SILC Server is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability because the application fails to handle exceptional conditions.
An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the affected server, effectively denying service to legitimate users.
This issue affects version 1.0.2; other versions may also be affected.
Exploit / POC
Silc Server New Channel Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
A specific exploit is not required to trigger this issue.
The following proof of concept demonstrates this issue:
connect yourserver
join nonexistent -hmac nonexistent
A specific exploit is not required to trigger this issue.
The following proof of concept demonstrates this issue:
connect yourserver
join nonexistent -hmac nonexistent
Solution / Fix
Silc Server New Channel Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Solution:
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Solution:
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