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    CVE-2008-7160

    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.

    Published:Dec 13, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Sep 10, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.04573
    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%201.1.9
    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/36194
    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%201.1.9
    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/36194

    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