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    CVE-2008-7159

    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.

    Published:May 31, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Sep 10, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.04049
    CVSS Score:5.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Silcnet
    Product
    Silc Toolkit

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-135 Format String Injection
    CAPEC-67 String Format Overflow in syslog()

    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36614
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36625
    http://silcnet.org/docs/changelog/SILC%20Toolkit%201.1.8
    http://silcnet.org/general/news/news_toolkit.php
    http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1879
    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/36192
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53477
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36614
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36625
    http://silcnet.org/docs/changelog/SILC%20Toolkit%201.1.8
    http://silcnet.org/general/news/news_toolkit.php
    http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1879
    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/36192
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53477

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High