| Name | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1879-1 |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| silc-client | source | lenny | 1.1.4-1+lenny1 | DSA-1879-1 | ||
| silc-client | source | (unstable) | 1.1-2 | medium | ||
| silc-server | source | (unstable) | 1.1.2-1 | medium | ||
| silc-toolkit | source | lenny | 1.1.7-2+lenny1 | DSA-1879-1 | ||
| silc-toolkit | source | (unstable) | 1.1.10-1 | medium |
silc-client/silc-server use libsilc from silc-toolkit since 1.1-2