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    CVE-2009-3163

    Multiple format string vulnerabilities in lib/silcclient/command.c in Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) Toolkit before 1.1.10, and SILC Client 1.1.8 and earlier, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a channel name, related to (1) silc_client_command_topic, (2) silc_client_command_kick, (3) silc_client_command_leave, and (4) silc_client_command_users.

    Published:Jul 31, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Sep 10, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.0487
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Silcnet
    Product
    Silc Client
    Vendor
    Silcnet
    Product
    Silc Toolkit

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-135 Format String Injection
    CAPEC-67 String Format Overflow in syslog()

    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/36614
    http://silcnet.org/docs/changelog/SILC%20Toolkit%201.1.10
    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.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:235
    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/36193
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36614
    http://silcnet.org/docs/changelog/SILC%20Toolkit%201.1.10
    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.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:235
    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/36193

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High