Description
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in lib/silcclient/client_entry.c in Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) Toolkit before 1.1.10, and SILC Client before 1.1.8, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a nickname field, related to the (1) silc_client_add_client, (2) silc_client_update_client, and (3) silc_client_nickname_format functions.
Published: 2009-09-10
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 9.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1879-1 New silc-client/silc-toolkit packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-3035 Multiple format string vulnerabilities in lib/silcclient/client_entry.c in Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) Toolkit before 1.1.10, and SILC Client before 1.1.8, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a nickname field, related to the (1) silc_client_add_client, (2) silc_client_update_client, and (3) silc_client_nickname_format functions.
History

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Silcnet Silc Client Silc Toolkit
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:14:56.456Z

Reserved: 2009-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-3051

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-09-10T18:30:00.217

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-3051

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-3051 - Bugzilla

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