CVE-2003-1439

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Published Oct 23, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) 0.9.11 and 0.9.12 stores passwords and sessions in plaintext in memory, which could allow local users to obtain sensitive information.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:silc:secure_internet_live_conferencing:0.9.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:silc:secure_internet_live_conferencing:0.9.12:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-1429	Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) 0.9.11 and 0.9.12 stores passwords and sessions in plaintext in memory, which could allow local users to obtain sensitive information.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.966% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/309775
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/309941/30/26090/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6743
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11244

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Silc Secure Internet Live Conferencing

Weaknesses

CWE-255

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:28 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 23, 2007, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:28 AM
Reserved: Oct 22, 2007, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:04 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2003, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:04 PM

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