National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-5403

Overview

Heap-based buffer overflow in the XML parser in the AIM plugin in Trillian before 3.1.12.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed XML tag.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-3348

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/3348

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-079

Hyperlink:http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-079

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1021336

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021336

External Source: BID

Name: 32645

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32645

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20081205 ZDI-08-079: Trillian AIM Plugin Malformed XML Tag Heap Overflow Vulnerability

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/498936/100/0/threaded

External Source: SREASON

Name: 4702

Hyperlink:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4702

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 33001

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/33001

External Source: OSVDB

Name: 50474

Hyperlink:http://osvdb.org/50474

External Source: MISC

Name: http://blog.ceruleanstudios.com/?p=404

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://blog.ceruleanstudios.com/?p=404