CVE catalog

CVE-2009-3163

silc-client silc-toolkit - arbitrary code execution

[CVE catalog]

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. Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of libsilc as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, or 5.

Severity
Unknown
Published
Updated
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
4.53% · Oct 27, 2026

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Distribution / releasePackageVersionStatusSource
Debian5.0silc-client1.1.4-1UnknownSource applicability is not established[DSA-1879-1]
Debian5.0silc-client1.1.4-1+lenny1UnknownSource applicability is not established[DSA-1879-1]
Debian5.0silc-client1.1.4-1+lenny1~bpo40+1UnknownSource applicability is not established[DSA-1879-1]
Debian5.0silc-toolkit1.1.7-2UnknownSource applicability is not established[DSA-1879-1]
Debian5.0silc-toolkit1.1.7-2+lenny1UnknownSource applicability is not established[DSA-1879-1]
Debian5.0silc-toolkit1.1.7-2+lenny1~bpo40+1UnknownSource applicability is not established[DSA-1879-1]
Provider details and historical evidence
Distribution / releasePackageVersionStatusSource
Debian5.0silc-client1.1.4-1UnknownSource applicability is not established[DSA-1879-1]
Debian5.0silc-client1.1.4-1+lenny1UnknownSource applicability is not established[DSA-1879-1]
Debian5.0silc-client1.1.4-1+lenny1~bpo40+1UnknownSource applicability is not established[DSA-1879-1]
Debian5.0silc-toolkit1.1.7-2UnknownSource applicability is not established[DSA-1879-1]
Debian5.0silc-toolkit1.1.7-2+lenny1UnknownSource applicability is not established[DSA-1879-1]
Debian5.0silc-toolkit1.1.7-2+lenny1~bpo40+1UnknownSource applicability is not established[DSA-1879-1]
Original provider fields
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  "package_releases": [],
  "fixed_versions": [],
  "distribution_packages": [
    {
      "name": "silc-toolkit",
      "distro": "debian",
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.1.7-2+lenny1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "release": "5.0",
      "versions": [
        "1.1.7-2",
        "1.1.7-2+lenny1~bpo40+1"
      ],
      "ecosystem": "deb",
      "provider_url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-1879-1",
      "fixed_version": "1.1.7-2+lenny1",
      "provider_source": "pypi",
      "provider_record_id": "DSA-1879-1",
      "provider_updated_at": "2026-03-09T01:18:05.991348Z",
      "applicability_unknown": true
    },
    {
      "name": "silc-client",
      "distro": "debian",
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.1.4-1+lenny1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "release": "5.0",
      "versions": [
        "1.1.4-1",
        "1.1.4-1+lenny1~bpo40+1"
      ],
      "ecosystem": "deb",
      "provider_url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-1879-1",
      "fixed_version": "1.1.4-1+lenny1",
      "provider_source": "pypi",
      "provider_record_id": "DSA-1879-1",
      "provider_updated_at": "2026-03-09T01:18:05.991348Z",
      "applicability_unknown": true
    }
  ]
}

OpenFactory catalog packages

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Observed:

References

[FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]