Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.186
EPSS Ranking 94.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33985
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501043/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33825
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0466
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48810
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33985
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501043/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33825
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0466
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48810
Products affected by CVE-2009-0647
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:2009