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FreeBSD Ports: silc-toolkit
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
The following package is affected: silc-toolkit 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.
Solution
Solution
Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades. http://silcnet.org/docs/changelog/SILC%20Toolkit%201.1.10 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/03/5 http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/24aa9970-9ccd-11de-af10-000c29a67389.html