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…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.4%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 17.36% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/windows live messenger
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33985Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501043/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33825
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0466Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48810
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33985Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501043/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33825
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0466Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48810
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.