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CVE-2007-5144 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2007/09/windows-live-messenger-jpg-overflow.html CVE
http://osvdb.org/45523 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25795 CVE
http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2007/09/windows-live-messenger-jpg-overflow.html [email protected]
http://osvdb.org/45523 [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft windows live messenger
8.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-5144
NVD Published Date:
Oct 1, 2007
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2007-5144 Details - Not Deferred