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CVE-2008-7159

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-7159 describes a stack overwrite vulnerability in the silc_asn1_encoder function of the SILC Toolkit before version 1.1.8, potentially allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a crafted OID value. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.8, indicating a medium severity with network access, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial integrity and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0342 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 19,954 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-7159

libsilc: stack corruption during ASN1 encoding of OID

May 31, 2008

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
secunia.com / advisories/36614
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/36625
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/53477
silcnet.org / docs/changelog/SILC%20Toolkit%201.1.8
PatchVendor Advisory
silcnet.org / general/news/news_toolkit.php
PatchVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1879
Patch
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/08/31/5
Patch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/09/03/5
securityfocus.com / bid/36192
Patch