Description
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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33985
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0466
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48810
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33825
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501043/100/0/threaded
Scores
EPSS
0.1736
EPSS Percentile
96.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (1)
microsoft/windows_live_messenger
2009
Published
Feb 19, 2009
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026