CVE-2007-5144

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-5144
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-10-01 05:17:00 UTC
Updated2008-11-15 06:59:00 UTC
DescriptionBuffer 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 8.1 All All All
Application Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 8.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Lostmon Blogger: Windows live Messenger malformed file overflow DoS remote exploitation. MISC lostmon.blogspot.com
Microsoft Live Messenger Shared Files Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
45523 OSVDB osvdb.org
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