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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-2008 · published 29 April 2008

CVE-2008-2008: Cerulean studios trillian memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Cerulean Studios · Trillian

Buffer overflow in the Display Names message feature in Cerulean Studios Trillian Basic and Pro 3.1.9.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long nickname in an MSN protocol message.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 4.1% · top 9.6% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
4.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the Display Names message feature in Cerulean Studios Trillian Basic and Pro 3.1.9.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long nickname in an MSN protocol message.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/29952 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3849
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491281/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28925
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1368/references
http://secunia.com/advisories/29952 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3849
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491281/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28925
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1368/references

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-2008), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.