VDB-20690 · CVE-2003-0520 · BID 8107

Cerulean Studios Trillian 0.74/1.0 TypingUser Message denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Cerulean Studios Trillian 0.74/1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component TypingUser Message Handler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2003-0520. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cerulean Studios Trillian 0.74/1.0 (Messaging Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component TypingUser Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Trillian 1.0 Pro and 0.74 Freeware allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a TypingUser message in which the "TypingUser" string has been modified.

The weakness was published 08/18/2003 (Website). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-0520 since 07/08/2003. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 8107†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

07/04/2003 🔍
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08/18/2003 +41 days 🔍
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08/14/2014 +4014 days 🔍
06/14/2018 +1400 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0520 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0520
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20690
SecurityFocus: 8107 - Cerulean Studios Trillian Client Malformed TypingUser Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2014 22:38
Updated: 06/14/2018 11:11
Changes: 08/14/2014 22:38 (47), 06/14/2018 11:11 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:264:103

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