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 21:30:01
Updated 2025-04-09 00:30:58
Source MITRE
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Vulnerability category: Execute code

Products affected by CVE-2008-7159

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-7159

4.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 87 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-7159

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.8
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
8.6
4.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2008-7159

Vendor statements for CVE-2008-7159

  • Red Hat 2009-09-11
    Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of libsilc as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, or 5.
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