CVE-2007-2478

Description

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the IRC component in Cerulean Studios Trillian Pro before 3.1.5.1 allow remote attackers to corrupt memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a URL with a long UTF-8 string, which triggers the overflow when the user highlights it, or (2) a font HTML tag with a face attribute containing a long UTF-8 string.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 20.18% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory idefense.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/25086	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://blog.ceruleanstudios.com/?p=131	patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33985	vdb entry
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=522	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017982	vdb entry patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23730	vdb entry patch
http://osvdb.org/35721	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1596	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33986	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2478?: CVE-2007-2478 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2478?: To fix CVE-2007-2478, 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-2007-2478 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-2478 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~20% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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