CVE-2008-1227
Stack-based buffer overflow in the silc_fingerprint function in lib/silcutil/silcutil.c in Secure...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-1227- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-1227- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1236 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-1236- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rgj7-w5mh-px24 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the silc_fingerprint function in lib/silcutil/silcutil.c in Secure...
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.
- Record
GHSA-rgj7-w5mh-px24- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-1227 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Silc Toolkit, published March 10, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.32%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
silcnet.org/docs/changelog/SILC%20Toolkit%201.1.6
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-27.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41012
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=372021
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0769
secunia.com/advisories/29174