CVE-2005-0875 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 26 Mar 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the Trillian instant messenger application by sending a long string in an HTTP response header via a malicious web server.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2005-0875?

CVE-2005-0875 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple buffer overflows in the Yahoo plug-in for Trillian 2.0, 3.0, and 3.1 allow remote web servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string in an HTTP 1.1 response header.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0875?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cerulean Studios Trillian.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0875?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0875 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2005-0875 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0875 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rf2r-3p8v-h284.