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CVE-2008-7159

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8 EPSS 3.42%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-09-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.8. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2008-7159
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.8
EPSS
3.42%

Original NVD 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.