Trillian CTCP PING information disclosure
| trillian-ctcpping-information-disclosure (33983) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Trillian could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error in the IRC module. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending an overly long UTF-8 encoded CTCP PING message to obtain sensitive information.
Platforms Affected:
- Cerulean Studios, Trillian prior to 3.1.5.0
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Trillian (3.1.5.0 or later), available from the Trillian Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- iDefense Labs PUBLIC ADVISORY: 04.30.07, Cerulean Studios Trillian Multiple IRC Vulnerabilities at http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=522.
- Trillian Web site, Cerulean Studios: Creators of Trillian and Trillian Pro Instant Messengers at http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/.
- BID-23730: Cerulean Studios Trillian Multiple IRC Module UTF-8 Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-2479: Cerulean Studios Trillian Pro before 3.1.5.1 allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via long CTCP PING messages that contain UTF-8 characters, which generates a malformed response that is not truncated by a newline, which can cause portions of a server message to be sent to the attacker.
- SA25086: Trillian Information Leakage and Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1017982: Trillian IRC and Display Engine Heap Overflows Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1596: Cerulean Studios Trillian Code Execution and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Apr 30, 2007
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