23528 : Trillian AIM Plugin Null Message DoS
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Disclosure
Feb 28, 2006

Discovery
Sep 26, 2005

Dates

Exploit
Feb 28, 2006

Solution
Unknown

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Description

 Trillian contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when a blank AOL AIM message is received, and will result in loss of availability for the software.

Classification

 Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Technical

 It is not necessary for the victim to accept or interact with the message to kill the client software. The client will display the message "Trillian has encountered an error and must close." A log of the crash will be created in the Trillian "Crash Files" directory.

Solution

 Upgrade to Trillian AOL plugin version 3.1.0.126 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
Cerulean Studios
Watch-list
Trillian Pro
Watch-list
 3.1.0.121
Trillian Basic
Watch-list
 3.1.0.121

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Anonymous - 2008/08/20 01:21:56

Cerulean's website is http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/

(not cerulian, as spelled above)

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