CVE-2008-1227

N/A Unknown
Published: March 10, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29174
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29323
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29946
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-27.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://silcnet.org/docs/changelog/SILC%20Toolkit%201.1.6
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:158
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28101
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0769
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372021
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41012
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29174
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29323
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29946
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-27.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://silcnet.org/docs/changelog/SILC%20Toolkit%201.1.6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:158
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28101
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0769
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372021
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41012
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.6%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

silc

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