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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-5401 · published 10 December 2008

CVE-2008-5401: Cerulean studios trillian memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Cerulean Studios · Trillian

Stack-based buffer overflow in the image tooltip implementation in Trillian before 3.1.12.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long image filename, related to "AIM IMG Tag Parsing."

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 7.9% · top 5.5% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
7.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
20References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the image tooltip implementation in Trillian before 3.1.12.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long image filename, related to "AIM IMG Tag Parsing."

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://blog.ceruleanstudios.com/?p=404
http://osvdb.org/50472
http://secunia.com/advisories/33001 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4700
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498932/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32645
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021335
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3348
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-077
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47093
http://blog.ceruleanstudios.com/?p=404
http://osvdb.org/50472
http://secunia.com/advisories/33001 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4700
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498932/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32645
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021335
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3348
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-077
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47093

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-5401), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.