CVE-2006-3250

Summary

CVECVE-2006-3250
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-06-27 18:05:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-18 16:46:00 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in Windows Live Messenger 8.0 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Contact List (.ctt) file, which triggers the overflow when it is imported by the user.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 8.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 8.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
exploits , vulnerabilities , articles , Windows Live Messenger 8.0 ( Contact List *.ctt ) Heap Overflow MISC securitydot.net
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Microsoft Windows Live Messenger Contact List Processing Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Exploit
ثغرة أمنية Heap Overflow في ماسنجر Windows Live Messenger 8.0 MISC www.jaascois.com Exploit
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Windows Live Messenger Contact List Heap Overflow SECTRACK securitytracker.com Exploit
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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