Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 10, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-3163
CVE-2009-3163
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.
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Affected products
18cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.1.8
- cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_client:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_client:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_client:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_client:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_client:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_client:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=1.1.8
cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 8 more
- cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.1.9
- cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <1.1.10
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References
9- secunia.com/advisories/36614nvdVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1879nvdVendor Advisory
- silcnet.org/docs/changelog/SILC%20Toolkit%201.1.10nvd
- silcnet.org/general/news/news_toolkit.phpnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/31/5nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/03/5nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36193nvd
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