CVE-2007-2479

Name: CVE-2007-2479
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2007-05-03T00:19:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.9/10EPSS 2.54%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2007-2479 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.9/10 on the CVSS scale. Cerulean Studios Trillian Pro before 3.1.5.1 allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via long CTCP PING messages that contain UTF-8 characters, which generates a malformed response that is not truncated by a newline, which can cause portions of a server message to be sent to the attacker.. EPSS estimates a 2.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Cerulean Studios Trillian Pro before 3.1.5.1 allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via long CTCP PING messages that contain UTF-8 characters, which generates a malformed response that is not truncated by a newline, which can cause portions of a server message to be sent to the attacker.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0

5.9/10

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability

2.54%

82.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Cerulean Studios	Trillian	3.1

References

http://blog.ceruleanstudios.com/?p=131Broken Link
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=522Broken Link
http://osvdb.org/35722Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25086Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23730Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017982Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1596Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33983
http://blog.ceruleanstudios.com/?p=131Broken Link
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=522Broken Link
http://osvdb.org/35722Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25086Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23730Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017982Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1596Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33983

Timeline

Published: May 3, 2007
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2007-2479?

How severe is CVE-2007-2479?

CVE-2007-2479 has a CVSS score of 5.9/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.54% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2007-2479?

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Source: NVD / NIST