CVE-2008-2408

Heap-based buffer overflow in the XML parsing functionality in talk.dll in Cerulean Studios Trillian Pro before 3.1.10.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed attribute in an IMG tag.

Published: 2008-05-23 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-2408 is rated High Risk (71.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.46%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.11% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2408

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 2025-03-30 7.35% 9.46% +2.11%
2 2025-03-29 9.46% 7.35% -2.11%
3 2025-03-17 9.46%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2408

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-2408

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2408

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ceruleanstudios trillian_pro <= 3.1.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ceruleanstudios:trillian_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2408

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