Trillian raw 221 user mode buffer overflow
| trillian-raw221-bo (10151) |  High Risk |
Description:
Trillian is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper validation of Internet Relay Chat (IRC) raw 221 user mode requests. By sending a raw 221 request with a mode of more than 251 bytes, a remote attacker in control of a malicious IRC server could overflow a buffer and cause the victim's Trillian client to crash or execute code on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Cerulean Studios, Trillian 0.73
- Cerulean Studios, Trillian 0.74
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Sep 21 2002 - 12:03:01 CDT, And Again. Trillian 'raw 221' Overflow. at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0266.html.
- BID-5765: Trillian IRC JOIN Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- BID-5769: Trillian IRC User Mode Numeric Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- BID-5777: Trillian IRC Oversized Data Block Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1486: 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.
Reported:
Sep 21, 2002
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