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CVE-2008-1429

Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) Server before 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a...

7.8 High

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.

Exploit likelihood

2.01%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

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.

Record
CVE-2008-1429
CVSS 2.0
7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2008-1429
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1433 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2008-1433
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g564-j9mc-72m9 No score

Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) Server before 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a...

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.

Record
GHSA-g564-j9mc-72m9
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-1429 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Silc Silc-server, published March 20, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.01%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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