CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1486

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in the IRC component of Trillian 0.73 and 0.74 allow remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code. Attacks can be carried out through various long messages or responses from the server.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to attacks leading to denial of service and potential system compromise. Exploitation of this vulnerability could result in serious data security consequences.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Trillian to the latest version to mitigate these vulnerabilities. Additionally, monitoring IRC traffic and implementing appropriate security measures is advisable.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS