Cerulean Studios Trillian up to 3.1.11.0 XML Parser memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cerulean Studios Trillian (Messaging Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component XML Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the XML parser in the AIM plugin in Trillian before 3.1.12.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed XML tag.

The bug was discovered 11/26/2008. The weakness was published 12/04/2008 by Damian Put (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-5403 since 12/08/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35042 (Trillian < 3.1.12.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 0.70 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6619.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47100) and Tenable (35042). Similar entries are available at 45369 and 45368.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 35042
Nessus Name: Trillian < 3.1.12.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 800205
OpenVAS Name: Trillian Messenger Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com
Researcher: Damian Put
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5403 (🔍)
X-Force: 47100
SecurityTracker: 1021336
Vulnerability Center: 20166 - Cerulean Studios Trillian < 3.1.12.0 Remote XML Buffer Overflow, Medium
SecurityFocus: 32645 - Trillian Multiple Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 33001 - Trillian Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 50474 - Trillian AIM Plugin Malformed XML Tag Handling Overflow
Vupen: ADV-2008-3348

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/21/2019 16:27
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (89), 08/21/2019 16:27 (1)
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