CVE-2008-2409

Stack-based buffer overflow in Cerulean Studios Trillian before 3.1.10.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified attributes in the X-MMS-IM-FORMAT header in an MSN message.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-2409 is rated Moderate Risk (64.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.15%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2409

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 17.02% 6.15% -10.88%
2 2025-03-30 11.35% 17.02% +5.67%
3 2025-03-29 11.35%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2409

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-2008-2409

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2409

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cerulean_studios trillian 0.71 cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerulean_studios trillian 0.73 cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:0.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerulean_studios trillian 0.74 cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:0.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerulean_studios trillian 0.74i cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:0.74i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerulean_studios trillian 0.725 cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:0.725:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerulean_studios trillian 0.6351 cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:0.6351:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerulean_studios trillian 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerulean_studios trillian 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerulean_studios trillian 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerulean_studios trillian 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerulean_studios trillian 3.1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:3.1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerulean_studios trillian 3.1.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:3.1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerulean_studios trillian 3.1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:3.1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerulean_studios trillian 3.1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:3.1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerulean_studios trillian 3.1.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:cerulean_studios:trillian:3.1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2409

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