PT-2008-3529 · Cerulean Studios · Trillian

Published 2008-04-29 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-2008

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cerulean Studios Trillian Basic and Pro version 3.1.9.0

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the Display Names message feature, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long nickname in an MSN protocol message.

Recommendations For Cerulean Studios Trillian Basic and Pro version 3.1.9.0, consider disabling the Display Names message feature until a patch is available to prevent potential exploitation.

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-2008

Affected Products

Trillian

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2008 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29952 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/28925 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3849 · Note
• http://frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/1368/references · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/491281/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1368/references · Note