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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900461
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Microsoft MSN Live Messneger Denial of Service Vulnerability
Summary:Microsoft MSN Live Messenger is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Microsoft MSN Live Messenger is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
This flaw is due to failure in handling charset of the message which user
sends.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will let the attacker execute arbitrary codes in the
context of the application and can cause denial of service.

Affected Software/OS:
Microsoft Live Messenger version 14.0.8064.206 and prior.

Solution:
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure
of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer
release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-0647
BugTraq ID: 33825
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33825
Bugtraq: 20090218 RE: hello bug in windows live messenger (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501043/100/0/threaded
http://secunia.com/advisories/33985
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0466
XForce ISS Database: wlm-packets-dos(48810)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48810
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

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