CVE-2008-7159

libsilc: stack corruption during ASN1 encoding of OID

Published Sep 10, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 5.8 Medium EPSS 3.4% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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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.
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 11:56 AM
Reserved
Sep 3, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 10, 2009, 9:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:03 PM
Severity
Public date
May 31, 2008, 12:00 AM