CVE-2002-1486
Multiple buffer overflows in the IRC component of Trillian 0.73 and 0.74 allows remote malicious...
Multiple buffer overflows in the IRC component of Trillian 0.73 and 0.74 allows remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a large response from the server, (2) a JOIN with a long channel name, (3) a long "raw 221" message, (4) a PRIVMSG with a long nickname, or (5) a long response from an IDENT server.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Multiple buffer overflows in the IRC component of Trillian 0.73 and 0.74 allows remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a large response from the server, (2) a JOIN with a long channel name, (3) a long "raw 221" message, (4) a PRIVMSG with a long nickname, or (5) a long response from an IDENT server.
- Record
CVE-2002-1486- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple buffer overflows in the IRC component of Trillian 0.73 and 0.74 allows remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a large response from the server, (2) a JOIN with a long channel name, (3) a long "raw 221" message, (4) a PRIVMSG with a long nickname, or (5) a long response from an IDENT server.
- Record
CVE-2002-1486- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1469 No score
Multiple buffer overflows in the IRC component of Trillian 0.73 and 0.74 allows remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a large response from the server, (2) a JOIN with a long channel name, (3) a long "raw 221" message, (4) a PRIVMSG with a long nickname, or (5) a long response from an IDENT server.
- Record
EUVD-2002-1469- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j52j-x5hw-wvjq No score
Multiple buffer overflows in the IRC component of Trillian 0.73 and 0.74 allows remote malicious...
Multiple buffer overflows in the IRC component of Trillian 0.73 and 0.74 allows remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a large response from the server, (2) a JOIN with a long channel name, (3) a long "raw 221" message, (4) a PRIVMSG with a long nickname, or (5) a long response from an IDENT server.
- Record
GHSA-j52j-x5hw-wvjq- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Trillian 0.6351/0.7x - Identd Buffer Overflow | 2002-09-18 |
| Exploit-DB | Trillian 0.73/0.74 - IRC PRIVMSG Buffer Overflow | 2002-09-19 |
| Exploit-DB | Trillian 0.73/0.74 - IRC JOIN Buffer Overflow | 2002-09-20 |
| Exploit-DB | Trillian 0.725/0.73/0.74 - IRC User Mode Numeric Remote Buffer Overflow | 2002-09-21 |
| Exploit-DB | Trillian 0.74 - IRC Oversized Data Block Buffer Overflow | 2002-09-22 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-1486 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Cerulean Studios Trillian, published March 18, 2003. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.36%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/5777
iss.net/security_center/static/10151.php
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0268.html
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1486
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j52j-x5hw-wvjq