CVE-2007-5144

Windows Live Messenger - Buffer Overflow via Malformed File in Sharing Folders

Title source: llm

Description

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.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb

http://osvdb.org/45523

Various Sources x_refsource_misc

http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2007/09/windows-live-messenger-jpg-overflow.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25795

Scores

EPSS 0.1650

EPSS Percentile 96.6%

Details

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Products (1)

microsoft/windows_live_messenger 8.1

Published Oct 01, 2007

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026