silc daemon (silcd.c) in Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) 1.0 and earlier allows…
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Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
silc daemon (silcd.c) in Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) 1.0 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the silcd.[PID].stats temporary file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00342 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 12
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:silc:secure_internet_live_conferencing:0.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.11 | Vulnerable | Silc |
| cpe:2.3:a:silc:secure_internet_live_conferencing:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.12 | Vulnerable | Silc |
| cpe:2.3:a:silc:secure_internet_live_conferencing:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.13 | Vulnerable | Silc |
| cpe:2.3:a:silc:secure_internet_live_conferencing:0.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.14 | Vulnerable | Silc |
| cpe:2.3:a:silc:secure_internet_live_conferencing:0.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.15 | Vulnerable | Silc |
| cpe:2.3:a:silc:secure_internet_live_conferencing:0.9.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.16 | Vulnerable | Silc |
| cpe:2.3:a:silc:secure_internet_live_conferencing:0.9.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.17 | Vulnerable | Silc |
| cpe:2.3:a:silc:secure_internet_live_conferencing:0.9.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.18 | Vulnerable | Silc |
| cpe:2.3:a:silc:secure_internet_live_conferencing:0.9.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.19 | Vulnerable | Silc |
| cpe:2.3:a:silc:secure_internet_live_conferencing:0.9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.20 | Vulnerable | Silc |
- cpe:2.3:a:silc:secure_internet_live_conferencing:0.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.11 Vulnerable ·Silc
- cpe:2.3:a:silc:secure_internet_live_conferencing:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.12 Vulnerable ·Silc
- cpe:2.3:a:silc:secure_internet_live_conferencing:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.13 Vulnerable ·Silc
- cpe:2.3:a:silc:secure_internet_live_conferencing:0.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.14 Vulnerable ·Silc
- cpe:2.3:a:silc:secure_internet_live_conferencing:0.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.15 Vulnerable ·Silc
- cpe:2.3:a:silc:secure_internet_live_conferencing:0.9.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.16 Vulnerable ·Silc
- cpe:2.3:a:silc:secure_internet_live_conferencing:0.9.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.17 Vulnerable ·Silc
- cpe:2.3:a:silc:secure_internet_live_conferencing:0.9.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.18 Vulnerable ·Silc
- cpe:2.3:a:silc:secure_internet_live_conferencing:0.9.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.19 Vulnerable ·Silc
- cpe:2.3:a:silc:secure_internet_live_conferencing:0.9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.20 Vulnerable ·Silc
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2809
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-696f-f5f3-q33x
References
More Silc Secure Internet Live Conferencing vulnerabilities
- TI-2003-01339 Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) 0.9.11 and 0.9.12 stores passwords and sessions… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2005-2809 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-2809 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-696f-f5f3-q33x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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