CVE-2008-7159

MediumCVSS 5.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The silc_asn1_encoder function in lib/silcasn1/silcasn1_encode.c in Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) Toolkit before 1.1.8 allows remote attackers to overwrite a stack location and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted OID value, related to incorrect use of a %lu format string.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.8/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-134

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/36614Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36625Vendor Advisory
http://silcnet.org/docs/changelog/SILC%20Toolkit%201.1.8Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://silcnet.org/general/news/news_toolkit.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1879Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:234
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/31/5Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/03/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36192Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53477
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/36614Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36625Vendor Advisory
http://silcnet.org/docs/changelog/SILC%20Toolkit%201.1.8Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://silcnet.org/general/news/news_toolkit.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1879Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:234
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/31/5Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/03/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36192Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53477

Timeline

Published: Sep 10, 2009
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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