CVE-2002-1486

Public Exploit

Description

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 55.51% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory iss.net Vendor Advisory iss.net Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5777	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5769	exploit vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5765	vdb entry
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10151.php	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0268.html	mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0266.html	mailing list
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10163.php	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0258.html	mailing list exploit patch vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2002-q3/0139.html	mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2002-q3/0140.html	mailing list
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10150.php	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1486?: CVE-2002-1486 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1486?: To fix CVE-2002-1486, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-1486 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-1486 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~56% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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