CVE-2008-7159
Published: 10 September 2009
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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| kees | -fstack-protector stops this exploit, reducing it to a DoS |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
silc-client Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Does not exist
|
| hardy |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| intrepid |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| jaunty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| karmic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
|
silc-server Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Does not exist
|
| hardy |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| intrepid |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| jaunty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| karmic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
|
silc-toolkit Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
| hardy |
Ignored
|
|
| intrepid |
Ignored
|
|
| jaunty |
Ignored
|
|
| karmic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(1.1.8)
|