CVE-2002-1486

Summary

CVECVE-2002-1486
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2003-04-02 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionMultiple buffer overflows in the IRC component of Trillian 0.73 and 0.74 allows remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a large response from the server, (2) a JOIN with a long channel name, (3) a long "raw 221" message, (4) a PRIVMSG with a long nickname, or (5) a long response from an IDENT server.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cerulean Studios Trillian 0.725 All All All
Application Cerulean Studios Trillian 0.73 All All All
Application Cerulean Studios Trillian 0.74 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Neohapsis Archives - Bugtraq - Yet Another. Trillian 'JOIN' Overflow. - From fitzies_at_hotmail.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
ISS X-Force Database: trillian-irc-server-bo (10163): Trillian IRC server buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net Vendor Advisory
Neohapsis Archives - NTBugtraq - Trillian .74 and below, ident flaw. - From fitzies_at_HOTMAIL.COM af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
Trillian IRC Oversized Data Block Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Trillian IRC User Mode Numeric Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Trillian IRC JOIN Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
ISS X-Force Database: trillian-raw221-bo (10151): Trillian raw 221 user mode buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net Vendor Advisory
Neohapsis Archives - Bugtraq - *sigh* Trillian multiple DoS's flaws. - From fitzies_at_hotmail.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
Neohapsis Archives - NTBugtraq - Trillian .73 & .74 "PRIVMSG" Overflow. - From fitzies_at_HOTMAIL.COM af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
ISS X-Force Database: trillian-irc-join-bo (10150): Trillian IRC JOIN buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net
Neohapsis Archives - Bugtraq - And Again. Trillian 'raw 221' Overflow. - From fitzies_at_hotmail.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
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