Denial of Service Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Live Messenger
CVE-2006-6252

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Microsoft
Status
Windows Live Messenger
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 December 2006

What is CVE-2006-6252?

A vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 8.0 and earlier versions that can be exploited by remote attackers. If users have gestual emoticons enabled, an attacker can send a specially crafted long string of ':D' sequences, which are interpreted as emoticons. This can lead to excessive CPU consumption and result in a denial of service, disrupting the normal operation of the application for the user.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452645/100/0/threaded
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452620/100/0/threaded
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EPSS Score

10% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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