Upstream information
Description
Buffer overflow in lib/silcclient/client_notify.c of SILC Client and SILC Toolkit before 1.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via "NICK_CHANGE" notifications.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 5 |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | silc-toolkit | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | silc-toolkit | Analysis |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | silc-toolkit | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 | silc-toolkit | Analysis |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 15:40:42 2013CVE page last modified: Thu Dec 11 15:26:00 2025