CVE-2008-2008

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-04-29 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

Cerulean Studios Trillian: 3.1.9.0

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/29952
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
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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