CVE-2008-1552

libsilc: buffer overflow in PKCS#1 message decoding

Published Mar 31, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 4.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The silc_pkcs1_decode function in the silccrypt library (silcpkcs1.c) in Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) Toolkit before 1.1.7, SILC Client before 1.1.4, and SILC Server before 1.1.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PKCS#1 message, which triggers an integer underflow, signedness error, and a buffer overflow. NOTE: the researcher describes this as an integer overflow, but CVE uses the "underflow" term in cases of wraparound from unsigned subtraction.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-1553 The silc_pkcs1_decode function in the silccrypt library (silcpkcs1.c) in Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) Toolkit before 1.1.7, SILC Client before 1.1.4, and SILC Server before 1.1.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PKCS#1 message, which triggers an integer underflow, signedness error, and a buffer overflow. NOTE: the researcher describes this as an integer overflow, but CVE uses the "underflow" term in cases of wraparound from unsigned subtraction.
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:24 AM
Reserved
Mar 31, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 31, 2008, 5:44 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:51 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 20, 2008, 12:00 AM