libsilc: stack corruption during ASN1 encoding of OID
Published Sep 10, 2009
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.42%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.1.6
- 1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of libsilc as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, or 5.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.42% (0.03424) | 88.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.42% (0.03424) | 87.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.05% (0.04049) | 87.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.58% (0.05582) | 83.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.05% (0.04049) | 87.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.12% (0.02120) | 89.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.12% (0.02120) | 87.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 87.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36614 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36625 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://silcnet.org/docs/changelog/SILC%20Toolkit%201.1.8 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://silcnet.org/general/news/news_toolkit.php x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1879 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:234 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/31/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/03/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36192 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-7159 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=521257 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53477 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7159
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-7159
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