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.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.5 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Trillian (3.1.5.0 or later), available from the Trillian Web site. See References.
References:
- iDefense Labs PUBLIC ADVISORY: 04.30.07: Cerulean Studios Trillian Multiple IRC Vulnerabilities.
- Trillian Web site: Cerulean Studios: Creators of Trillian and Trillian Pro Instant Messengers.
- 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.
- OSVDB ID: 35722: Trillian Crafted UTF-8 Character CTCP PING Message Remote Information Disclosure
- 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
Platforms Affected:
- Trillian Trillian prior to 3.1.5.0
Reported:
Apr 30, 2007
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