CVE-2008-1227
Stack-based buffer overflow in the silc_fingerprint function in lib/silcutil/silcutil.c in Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) Toolkit 1.1.5, and unspecified earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the silc_fingerprint function in lib/silcutil/silcutil.c in Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) Toolkit 1.1.5, and unspecified earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via long input data. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.32% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- silc/silc toolkit
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29174Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29323
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29946
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-27.xml
- http://silcnet.org/docs/changelog/SILC%20Toolkit%201.1.6
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:158
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28101Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0769
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372021
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41012
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29174Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29323
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29946
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-27.xml
- http://silcnet.org/docs/changelog/SILC%20Toolkit%201.1.6
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:158
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28101Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0769
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372021
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41012
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.