1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200703-12 / silc-server |
| Release Date | March 14, 2007 |
| Latest Revision | March 14, 2007: 01 |
| Impact | normal |
| Exploitable | remote |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| net-im/silc-server | < 1.0.2-r1 | >= 1.0.2-r1 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #169599
SILC Server is affected by a Denial of Service vulnerability.
SILC Server is a server for the Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) protocol.
Frank Benkstein discovered a possible NULL pointer dereference in apps/silcd/command.c if a new channel is created without specifying a valid hmac or cipher algorithm name.
A remote attacker could cause the server to crash, resulting in a Denial of Service.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All SILC Server users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/silc-server-1.0.2-r1" |