Description
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: 2009-09-10
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 4.9% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-3146 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.
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:14:56.386Z

Reserved: 2009-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-3163

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-09-10T21:30:01.640

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

Link: CVE-2009-3163

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

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

Links: CVE-2009-3163 - Bugzilla

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