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CVE-2009-0647 Details

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.

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://secunia.com/advisories/33985 CVEVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48810 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501043/100/0/threaded CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33825 CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0466 CVEVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft windows live messenger
2009

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-0647
NVD Published Date:
Feb 19, 2009
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]