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SILC "silc_pkcs1_decode" Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA29463
Release Date: 2008-03-26
Last Update: 2008-04-01
Popularity: 3,574 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:SILC Secure Internet Live Conferencing Client 1.x
SILC Secure Internet Live Conferencing Server 1.x
SILC Secure Internet Live Conferencing Toolkit 1.x

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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in SILC Client, Server, and Toolkit, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an integer overflow error in the "silc_pkcs1_decode" function in lib/silccrypt/silcpkcs1.c. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a specially crafted PKCS#1 block.

The vulnerability is reported in SILC Toolkit prior to 1.1.7, SILC Client prior to 1.1.4, and SILC Server prior to 1.1.2.

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