Cerulean Studios maintains a narrow product portfolio centered on Trillian, a widely used instant-messaging and communications client that serves as a unified hub for multiple chat protocols. Despite the modest volume of tracked disclosures, the vendor's vulnerabilities are notable for their elevated tendency to acquire public exploit code, reflecting the appeal of messaging clients as targets for credential theft and protocol interception. The recurring exposure centers on buffer-boundary violations, certificate validation weaknesses, and information-disclosure flaws characteristic of client-side protocol handlers that integrate multiple communication backends. Defenders should treat Trillian updates as security-relevant, particularly in environments where credential compromise could extend to downstream accounts; live severity, exploitation, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Cerulean Studios over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (37 CVEs).
37 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2004-1666HIGH Buffer overflow in the MSN module in Trillian 0.74i allows remote MSN servers to execute arbitrary code via a long string that ends in a newline character. | Dec 31, 2004 | 7.5 | 39 | NO | YES |
CVE-2007-3832HIGH Buffer overflow in the AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) protocol handler in AIM.DLL in Cerulean Studios Trillian allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed aim: U | Jul 17, 2007 | 9.3 | 38 | NO | YES |
CVE-2008-6563HIGH Buffer overflow in the XML parser in Trillian 3.1.9.0, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a | Mar 31, 2009 | 9.3 | 35 | NO | YES |
CVE-2002-1486HIGH Multiple buffer overflows in the IRC component of Trillian 0.73 and 0.74 allows remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1 | Apr 2, 2003 | 7.5 | 32 | NO | YES |
CVE-2008-2008HIGH 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 arbi | Apr 29, 2008 | 9.3 | 31 | NO | NO |
CVE-2005-0633HIGH Buffer overflow in Trillian 3.0 and Pro 3.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG image file. | Mar 2, 2005 | 7.5 | 30 | NO | YES |
CVE-2002-1487MEDIUM The IRC component of Trillian 0.73 and 0.74 allows remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending the raw messages (1) 206, (2) 211, (3) 213, (4) 214, | Apr 2, 2003 | 5.0 | 28 | NO | YES |
CVE-2008-5403HIGH Heap-based buffer overflow in the XML parser in the AIM plugin in Trillian before 3.1.12.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed XML tag. | Dec 10, 2008 | 10.0 | 27 | NO | NO |
CVE-2008-5402HIGH Double free vulnerability in the XML parser in Trillian before 3.1.12.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted XML expression, related to the "IMG SRC ID." | Dec 10, 2008 | 10.0 | 27 | NO | NO |
CVE-2008-5401HIGH 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 | Dec 10, 2008 | 10.0 | 27 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (37 CVEs).
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