Vulnerability in Silcnet Silc Client
CVE-2009-3051
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in lib/silcclient/client_entry.c in Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) Toolkit before 1.1.10, and SILC Client before 1.1.8, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a nickname field, related to the (1) silc_client_add_client, (2) silc_client_update_client, and (3) silc_client_nickname_format functions.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.048 (91.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Silcnet Silc Client — versions 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3
- Silcnet Silc Toolkit — versions 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2150 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/31/5 (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/36134 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- silcnet.org/general/news/news_client.php (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- silcnet.org/docs/changelog/SILC Toolkit 1.1.10 (Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/36614 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- silcnet.org/docs/release/SILC Client 1.1.8 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/03/5 (mailing-list)
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1879 (vendor-advisory, Patch)