Vulnerability in Microsoft Msn Messenger
CVE-2005-0562
GIF file validation error in MSN Messenger 6.2 allows remote attackers in a user's contact list to execute arbitrary code via a GIF image with an improper height and width.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.232 (97.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.232 · newest: 0.232 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Msn Messenger — versions 6.2
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19950 (vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/633446 (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/14915/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-022 (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4927 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)