Ceruleanstudios Trillian 3.1.9.0 talk.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Ceruleanstudios Trillian 3.1.9.0. This affects an unknown function in the library talk.dll. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-2408. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ceruleanstudios Trillian 3.1.9.0 (Messaging Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality in the library talk.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the XML parsing functionality in talk.dll in Cerulean Studios Trillian Pro before 3.1.10.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed attribute in an IMG tag.

The bug was discovered 05/21/2008. The weakness was disclosed 05/23/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-2408 since 05/22/2008. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32400 (Trillian < 3.1.10.0 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 3.1.9.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42581), Tenable (32400), SecurityFocus (BID 29330†), OSVDB (45682†) and Secunia (SA30336†). The entries VDB-42513 and VDB-42511 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 32400
Nessus Name: Trillian < 3.1.10.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Trillian 3.1.9.0

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-2408 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2408
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42512
X-Force: 42581
SecurityFocus: 29330 - Cerulean Studios Trillian Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30336
OSVDB: 45682 - Trillian talk.dll buffer overflow
SecurityTracker: 1020105
Vulnerability Center: 18444 - Cerulean Studios Trillian Talk.dll Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution and DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1622

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/10/2019 16:05
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (68), 08/10/2019 16:05 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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