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.
Published: 2009-09-10
Score: 5.8 Medium
EPSS: 4.0% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1879-1 New silc-client/silc-toolkit packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-7118 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.
History

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Silcnet Silc Toolkit
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:56:14.416Z

Reserved: 2009-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-7159

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-09-10T21:30:00.953

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-7159

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2008-05-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-7159 - Bugzilla

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