Is CVE-2008-2008 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-2008 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-2008?

CVE-2008-2008 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-2008

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 4.1%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 4.1% (91th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-2006)
Published: April 29, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2006 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cerulean studios / trillian
cerulean studios / trillian

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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