VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-7159

CVSS score5.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability3.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-09-10
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-134: Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Primary references