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.

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

Solution / Fix

Silc Server New Channel Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
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References

Silc Server New Channel Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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