Description
The silc_http_server_parse function in lib/silchttp/silchttpserver.c in the internal HTTP server in silcd in Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) Toolkit before 1.1.9 allows remote attackers to overwrite a stack location and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Content-Length header, related to incorrect use of a %lu format string.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.8/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
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%201.1.9Patch, 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/2009/08/31/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/03/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36194Patch
- 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%201.1.9Patch, 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/2009/08/31/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/03/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36194Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 10, 2009
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified