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TI-2009-03008 Aliases CVE-2009-3163GHSA-4crp-jh2p-xg7w

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in lib/silcclient/command.c in Secure Internet…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-134Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-134 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04529 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 16

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.1.8VulnerableSilcnet
cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_client:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1VulnerableSilcnet
cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_client:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.2VulnerableSilcnet
cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_client:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.3VulnerableSilcnet
cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_client:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.4VulnerableSilcnet
cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_client:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.6VulnerableSilcnet
cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_client:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.7VulnerableSilcnet
cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.1.9VulnerableSilcnet
cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableSilcnet
cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1VulnerableSilcnet
  • cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.8 Vulnerable ·Silcnet
  • cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_client:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Silcnet
  • cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_client:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Silcnet
  • cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_client:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Silcnet
  • cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_client:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·Silcnet
  • cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_client:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.6 Vulnerable ·Silcnet
  • cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_client:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.7 Vulnerable ·Silcnet
  • cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.9 Vulnerable ·Silcnet
  • cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Silcnet
  • cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Silcnet
Show 6 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.2VulnerableSilcnet
cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.3VulnerableSilcnet
cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.4VulnerableSilcnet
cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.5VulnerableSilcnet
cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.6VulnerableSilcnet
cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.8VulnerableSilcnet
  • cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Silcnet
  • cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Silcnet
  • cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·Silcnet
  • cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.5 Vulnerable ·Silcnet
  • cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.6 Vulnerable ·Silcnet
  • cpe:2.3:a:silcnet:silc_toolkit:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.8 Vulnerable ·Silcnet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3163
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4crp-jh2p-xg7w

References

Advisory 3

Other 4

  • TI-2009-02906 Multiple format string vulnerabilities in lib/silcclient/client_entry.c in Secure… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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