Cerulean Studios Trillian 0.73/0.74/0.725 IRC Client memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Cerulean Studios Trillian 0.73/0.74/0.725. The affected element is an unknown function of the component IRC Client. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1486. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cerulean Studios Trillian 0.73/0.74/0.725 (Messaging Software). Affected is an unknown part of the component IRC Client. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple 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.

The bug was discovered 09/20/2002. The weakness was presented 04/02/2003 by Lance Fitz-Herbert (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-1486. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 194 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 (10163), Exploit-DB (21816), SecurityFocus (BID 5777†), OSVDB (10796†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7003†). See VDB-20269 and VDB-20270 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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04/02/2003 +192 days 🔍
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08/08/2014 +3468 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Lance Fitz-Herbert
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1486 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1486
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20268
X-Force: 10163
SecurityFocus: 5777 - Trillian IRC Oversized Data Block Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 10796 - Trillian IRC Component JOIN Remote Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 7003 - Multiple Buffer Overflows in the IRC Component of Trillian 0.73 and 0.74, High

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

Created: 08/08/2014 12:20
Updated: 05/08/2025 08:38
Changes: 08/08/2014 12:20 (65), 05/29/2019 20:10 (5), 05/08/2025 08:38 (21)
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