Cerulean Studios Trillian 0.73/0.725/0.6351 Password Storage missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Cerulean Studios Trillian 0.73/0.725/0.6351. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Password Storage. Executing a manipulation can lead to missing encryption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-2162. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cerulean Studios Trillian 0.73/0.725/0.6351 (Messaging Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Password Storage. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cerulean Studios Trillian 0.73 and earlier use weak encrypttion (XOR) for storing user passwords in .ini files in the Trillian directory, which allows local users to gain access to other user accounts.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-2162 since 11/16/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10092), Exploit-DB (21781) and SecurityFocus (BID 5677†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Messaging Software

Vendor

Cerulean Studios

Name

Trillian

Version

License

free

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 11428
OpenVAS Name: Trillian is installed
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/09/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +113 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
11/16/2005 +1051 days 🔍
08/06/2014 +3185 days 🔍
05/24/2025 +3944 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2162 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2162
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19804
X-Force: 10092
SecurityFocus: 5677 - Trillian Instant Messaging Credential Encryption Weakness

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2014 12:17
Updated: 05/24/2025 14:13
Changes: 08/06/2014 12:17 (48), 06/11/2018 08:48 (11), 07/11/2024 01:36 (19), 05/24/2025 14:13 (4)
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