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Test ID: | 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800332 |
Category: | General |
Title: | Microsoft Windows Live Messenger Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
Summary: | Windows Live Messenger Client is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability. |
Description: | Summary: Windows Live Messenger Client is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The vulnerability is due to field error in IPv4InternalAddrsAndPorts, IPv4Internal-Addrs and IPv4Internal-Port headers, which allow to discover IP address and port numbers via MSNP15 protocol used over a NAT session. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized information disclosure. Affected Software/OS: Microsoft, Windows Live Messenger Client version 8.5.1302.1018 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:P/I:N/A:N |
Cross-Ref: |
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5828 Bugtraq: 20081229 MSN messenger sends IP addresses Public and Private (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499624/100/0/threaded http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4862 |
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