CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2009-3163

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Published: Sep 10, 2009 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

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.

Weakness

The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Silc_client Silcnet * 1.1.8 (including)
Silc_client Silcnet 1.1.1 (including) 1.1.1 (including)
Silc_client Silcnet 1.1.2 (including) 1.1.2 (including)
Silc_client Silcnet 1.1.3 (including) 1.1.3 (including)
Silc_client Silcnet 1.1.4 (including) 1.1.4 (including)
Silc_client Silcnet 1.1.6 (including) 1.1.6 (including)
Silc_client Silcnet 1.1.7 (including) 1.1.7 (including)
Silc_toolkit Silcnet * 1.1.9 (including)
Silc_toolkit Silcnet 1.1 (including) 1.1 (including)
Silc_toolkit Silcnet 1.1.1 (including) 1.1.1 (including)
Silc_toolkit Silcnet 1.1.2 (including) 1.1.2 (including)
Silc_toolkit Silcnet 1.1.3 (including) 1.1.3 (including)
Silc_toolkit Silcnet 1.1.4 (including) 1.1.4 (including)
Silc_toolkit Silcnet 1.1.5 (including) 1.1.5 (including)
Silc_toolkit Silcnet 1.1.6 (including) 1.1.6 (including)
Silc_toolkit Silcnet 1.1.8 (including) 1.1.8 (including)
Silc-toolkit Ubuntu dapper *
Silc-toolkit Ubuntu hardy *
Silc-toolkit Ubuntu intrepid *
Silc-toolkit Ubuntu jaunty *
Silc-toolkit Ubuntu upstream *

Potential Mitigations

References