CVE-2009-3051

Publication date 10 September 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Description

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.

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
silc-client	11.10 oneiric	Not affected
	11.04 natty	Not affected
	10.10 maverick	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	9.10 karmic	Not affected
	9.04 jaunty	Not affected
	8.10 intrepid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not affected
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release
silc-server	11.10 oneiric	Not affected
	11.04 natty	Not affected
	10.10 maverick	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	9.10 karmic	Not affected
	9.04 jaunty	Not affected
	8.10 intrepid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not affected
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release
silc-toolkit	11.10 oneiric	Not affected
	11.04 natty	Not affected
	10.10 maverick	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	9.10 karmic	Not affected
	9.04 jaunty	Ignored end of life
	8.10 intrepid	Ignored end of life, was needed
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored end of life

Notes

kees

silc-server and silc-client use silc-toolkit's system libraries intrepid and later are protected by fortify-source

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
silc-toolkit	Upstream: http://git.silcnet.org/gitweb/?p=silc.git;a=commitdiff;h=1598b3a51b51a434037461ccd35487bc0df3137c Upstream: http://git.silcnet.org/gitweb/?p=silc.git;a=commitdiff;h=8cb801cf6482666818e721822ce81c81ec818908

References

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3051