CVE-2005-2225
Microsoft MSN Messenger allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a plaintext message containing the ".pif" string, which is interpreted as a malicious file extension and causes users to be kicked from a group conversation.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.4%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft MSN Messenger allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a plaintext message containing the ".pif" string, which is interpreted as a malicious file extension and causes users to be kicked from a group conversation. NOTE: it has been reported that Gaim is also affected, so this may be an issue in the protocol or MSN servers.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 16.44% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/msn messenger service
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 16.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014444Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.digitalparadox.org/viewadvisories.ah?view=45Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.messenger-blog.com/?p=146Exploit, Vendor Advisory, URL Repurposed
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014444Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.digitalparadox.org/viewadvisories.ah?view=45Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.messenger-blog.com/?p=146Exploit, Vendor Advisory, URL Repurposed
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.