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CVE-2008-7160

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-7160 describes a stack overwrite vulnerability in the internal HTTP server of the SILC Toolkit, specifically affecting versions prior to 1.1.9. A remote attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted Content-Length header, leading to potential arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.8, indicating a medium severity with network access, medium attack complexity, and partial impact on integrity and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.1.8CPE 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
4.03%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0403 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 19,953 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-2008-7160Moderate

libsilc: stack corruption in SilcHttpServer on 64bit archs

Dec 13, 2008

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
secunia.com / advisories/36614
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/36625
Vendor Advisory
silcnet.org / docs/changelog/SILC%20Toolkit%201.1.9
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
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/09/03/5
securityfocus.com / bid/36194
Patch