CVE-2005-2225
Microsoft MSN Messenger - Denial of Service via Plaintext Message with .pif String
Title source: llmDescription
Microsoft MSN Messenger allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a plaintext message containing the ".pif" string, which is interpreted as a malicious file extension and causes users to be kicked from a group conversation. NOTE: it has been reported that Gaim is also affected, so this may be an issue in the protocol or MSN servers.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014444
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.digitalparadox.org/viewadvisories.ah?view=45
Exploit, Vendor Advisory, URL Repurposed x_refsource_misc
http://www.messenger-blog.com/?p=146
Scores
EPSS
0.1644
EPSS Percentile
96.7%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
microsoft/msn_messenger_service
Published
Jul 12, 2005
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026