CVE-2008-7159 Information

Description

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.

Reference

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html http://secunia.com/advisories/36614 http://secunia.com/advisories/36625 http://silcnet.org/docs/changelog/SILC20Toolkit201.1.8 http://silcnet.org/general/news/news_toolkit.php http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1879 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:234 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/31/5 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/03/5 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36192 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53477