Description
Buffer overflow in the AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) protocol handler in AIM.DLL in Cerulean Studios Trillian allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed aim: URI, as demonstrated by a long URI beginning with the aim:///#1111111/ substring.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Trillian 3.1.6.0 - URI Handler Remote Code Execution EDB-30315 · remote · Jul 16, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- trillian-aim-bo(35447) vdb-entry
- ADV-2007-2546 vdb-entry
- 26086 third-party-advisory
- 20070718 Can CERT VU#786920 be right? mailing-list
- VU#786920 third-party-advisory
- http://www.xs-sniper.com/nmcfeters/Cross-App-Scripting-2.html
- 24927 vdb-entry