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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-1666 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.90%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.92% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 435 | exploit_db | edb | 2004-09-08 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 5.97% | 9.90% | +3.92% |
| 2 | 2025-10-11 | 7.54% | 5.97% | -1.57% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 7.54% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| cerulean_studios | trillian | 0.74i | cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:0.74i:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109466618609375&w=2 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/12487 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| http://unsecure.altervista.org/security/trillian.htm | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| http://unsecure.altervista.org/security/trillianbof.c | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11142 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17292 |