Vulnerability Details CVE-2007-5144
Buffer overflow in the GDI engine in Windows Live Messenger, as used for Windows MSN Live 8.1, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or system crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by placing a malformed file in a new folder under the Sharing Folders path, and triggering a synchronize operation through the Windows MSN Live online service, possibly related to extended file attributes and possibly related to an incomplete fix for MS07-046, as demonstrated by a (1) .jpg, (2) .gif, (3) .wmf, (4) .doc, or (5) .ico file.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.163
EPSS Ranking 94.6%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 4.3
References
Products affected by CVE-2007-5144
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:8.1