Cerulean Studios Trillian 0.73 and earlier use weak encrypttion (XOR) for storing user…
Priority LOW 23Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Cerulean Studios Trillian 0.73 and earlier use weak encrypttion (XOR) for storing user passwords in .ini files in the Trillian directory, which allows local users to gain access to other user accounts.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00765 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:0.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.73 | Vulnerable | Cerulean Studios |
| cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:0.725:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.725 | Vulnerable | Cerulean Studios |
| cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:0.6351:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6351 | Vulnerable | Cerulean Studios |
- cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:0.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.73 Vulnerable ·Cerulean Studios
- cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:0.725:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.725 Vulnerable ·Cerulean Studios
- cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:0.6351:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6351 Vulnerable ·Cerulean Studios
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-2162
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-89c4-g57m-vv8w
References
More Cerulean Studios Trillian vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-05143 Heap-based buffer overflow in the XML parser in the AIM plugin in Trillian before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-05141 Stack-based buffer overflow in the image tooltip implementation in Trillian before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-03716 Buffer overflow in the AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) protocol handler in AIM.DLL in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2008-05142 Double free vulnerability in the XML parser in Trillian before 3.1.12.0 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-03200 Heap-based buffer overflow in Cerulean Studios Trillian 3.x before 3.1.6.0 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2002-02302 Buffer overflow in the IDENT daemon (identd) in Trillian 0.6351, 0.725, 0.73, 0.74 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2002-2162 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-2162 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-89c4-g57m-vv8w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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