FKIE_CVE-2007-5144

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-10-01 05:17 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:45
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lostmon.blogspot.com/2007/09/windows-live-messenger-jpg-overflow.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/45523
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25795
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2007/09/windows-live-messenger-jpg-overflow.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/45523
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25795
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_live_messenger 8.1
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