CVE-2002-1488

Trillian 0.73-0.74 - Denial of Service via Malformed IRC PART Message

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-1488. PoCs published by Lance Fitz-Herbert.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in Trillian by sending malformed IRC protocol messages to trigger crashes. It exploits flaws in handling specific raw commands, part messages, or oversized data payloads.

Description

The IRC component of Trillian 0.73 and 0.74 allows remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a PART message with (1) a missing channel or (2) a channel that the Trillian user is not in.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Lance Fitz-Herbert · cdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21821

This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in Trillian by sending malformed IRC protocol messages to trigger crashes. It exploits flaws in handling specific raw commands, part messages, or oversized data payloads.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Trillian version 0.74
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target's IRC port (6667) · Trillian client connected to the malicious server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0268.html
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5776
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10162.php

Scores

EPSS 0.0298
EPSS Percentile 85.5%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
cerulean_studios/trillian 0.74
Published Apr 02, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026