FKIE_CVE-2006-6252

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-12-04 11:28 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:32
Severity
Summary
Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 8.0 and earlier, when gestual emoticons are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long string composed of ":D" sequences, which are interpreted as emoticons.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452620/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452645/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452620/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452645/100/0/threaded
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_live_messenger *
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  "id": "CVE-2006-6252",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:32:45.930",
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        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
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          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
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          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
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          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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