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.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33825
http://secunia.com/advisories/33985	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0466	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48810
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501043/100/0/threaded

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2009-02-19 08:30

Updated : 2018-10-10 12:29

NVD link : CVE-2009-0647

Mitre link : CVE-2009-0647

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

Products Affected

microsoft

windows_live_messenger

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