Stack-based buffer overflow in the silc_fingerprint function in lib/silcutil/silcutil.c…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04323 91st 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 · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:silc:silc_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.1.5 | Vulnerable | Silc |
| cpe:2.3:a:silc:silc_toolkit:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | Silc |
| cpe:2.3:a:silc:silc_toolkit:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.1 | Vulnerable | Silc |
| cpe:2.3:a:silc:silc_toolkit:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.2 | Vulnerable | Silc |
| cpe:2.3:a:silc:silc_toolkit:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.3 | Vulnerable | Silc |
| cpe:2.3:a:silc:silc_toolkit:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.4 | Vulnerable | Silc |
- cpe:2.3:a:silc:silc_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.5 Vulnerable ·Silc
- cpe:2.3:a:silc:silc_toolkit:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Silc
- cpe:2.3:a:silc:silc_toolkit:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Silc
- cpe:2.3:a:silc:silc_toolkit:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Silc
- cpe:2.3:a:silc:silc_toolkit:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Silc
- cpe:2.3:a:silc:silc_toolkit:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·Silc
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1227
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rgj7-w5mh-px24
References
More Silc Toolkit vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-01486 The silc_pkcs1_decode function in the silccrypt library (silcpkcs1.c) in Secure Internet… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2007-03618 Buffer overflow in lib/silcclient/client_notify.c of SILC Client and SILC Toolkit before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2008-1227 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-1227 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rgj7-w5mh-px24 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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