CVE-2008-2008 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Cerulean Studios Trillian Basic and Pro 3.1.9.0, specifically within the Display Names message feature. A remote attacker can exploit this by sending a long nickname in an MSN protocol message, leading to a denial of service (crash) or arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is considered critical due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high community discussion, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.1.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:3.1.9.0:*:basic:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:3.1.9.0:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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