Improper input validation in Microsoft Windows Live Messenger
CVE-2009-0647
msnmsgr.exe in Windows Live Messenger (WLM) 2009 build 14.0.8064.206, and other 14.0.8064.x builds, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a modified header in a packet, as possibly demonstrated by a UTF-8.0 value of the charset field in the Content-Type header line. NOTE: this has been reported as a format string vulnerability by some sources, but the provenance of that information is unknown.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.174 (97.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.174 · newest: 0.174 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Live Messenger — versions 2009
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/33985 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0466 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48810 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/33825 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501043/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)