Trillian Pro Rendezvous XMPP HTML buffer overflow
| trillian-xmpp-bo (34059) |  High Risk |
Description:
Trillian Pro is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the Rendezvous / Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) module when decoding HTML. By sending a specially-crafted message, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Cerulean Studios, Trillian Pro prior to 3.1.5.1
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Trillian (3.1.5.1 or later), available from the Trillian Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- TPTI-07-06, Trillian Pro Rendezvous XMPP HTML Decoding Heap Corruption Vulnerability at http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-07-06.
- Trillian Web site, Cerulean Studios: Creators of Trillian and Trillian Pro Instant Messengers at http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/.
- BID-23781: Cerulean Studios Trillian Pro Rendezvous XMPP HTML Decoding Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-2418: Heap-based buffer overflow in the Rendezvous / Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) component (plugins\rendezvous.dll) for Cerulean Studios Trillian Pro before 3.1.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a message that triggers the overflow from expansion that occurs during encoding.
Reported:
May 02, 2007
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