Vulnerabilities > CVE-2007-2418 - Improper Restriction of Operations Within the Bounds of A Memory Buffer vulnerability in Cerulean Studios Trillian PRO

047910
CVSS 10.0 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
low complexity
cerulean-studios
CWE-119
critical
nessus

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Cerulean_Studios
1

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

NASL familyWindows
NASL idTRILLIAN_3_1_5_1.NASL
descriptionThe version of Trillian installed on the remote host contains a buffer overflow vulnerability which can be triggered when decoding a malformed XMPP (eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) message. To exploit this flaw, an attacker would need to send a specially crafted XMPP message to a user of this program, thus causing arbitrary code execution.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id25148
published2007-05-03
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2007-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/25148
titleTrillian < 3.1.5.1 XMPP Decoding Heap Overflow
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#


include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(25148);
  script_version("1.13");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2007-2418");
  script_bugtraq_id(23781);

  script_name(english:"Trillian < 3.1.5.1 XMPP Decoding Heap Overflow");
  script_summary(english:"Checks version number of Trillian");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host contains an instant messaging application which is susceptible
to a heap overflow vulnerability." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Trillian installed on the remote host contains a buffer
overflow vulnerability which can be triggered when decoding a malformed
XMPP (eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) message. 

To exploit this flaw, an attacker would need to send a specially crafted
XMPP message to a user of this program, thus causing arbitrary code 
execution." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-07-06" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Trillian 3.1.5.1 or later." );
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
 script_cwe_id(119);
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2007/05/03");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2007/05/01");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/08/01 17:36:15");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:trillian:trillian");
script_end_attributes();


  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("trillian_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/Trillian/Version");

  exit(0);
}


ver = get_kb_item("SMB/Trillian/Version");
# Trillian > 3.1 is affected
if (ver && ver =~ "^3\.1\.([0-4]\.|5\.0)" )
  security_hole(get_kb_item("SMB/transport"));