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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2007-5144
Modified
More InfoOfficial Page
Source-cve@mitre.org
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-01 Oct, 2007 | 05:17
Updated At-23 Apr, 2026 | 00:35

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.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
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Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary2.04.3MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 4.3
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CPE Matches
Microsoft Corporation
microsoft
>>windows_live_messenger>>8.1
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-119Primarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: CWE-119
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Evaluator Description
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Vendor Statements
References
HyperlinkSourceResource
http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2007/09/windows-live-messenger-jpg-overflow.htmlcve@mitre.org
N/A
http://osvdb.org/45523cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25795cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2007/09/windows-live-messenger-jpg-overflow.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://osvdb.org/45523af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25795af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
Hyperlink: http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2007/09/windows-live-messenger-jpg-overflow.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://osvdb.org/45523
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25795
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2007/09/windows-live-messenger-jpg-overflow.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://osvdb.org/45523
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25795
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
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