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CVE-2007-5144

N/A
Published: October 1, 2007 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:45 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWindows Live Messenger

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 17%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2007/09/windows-live-messenger-jpg-overflow.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDB
Source: [email protected]
http://osvdb.org/45523
VDB Entryx_refsource_BID
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25795

CVSS

4.3MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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