THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2007-5144
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2007-5144

Windows Live Messenger vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
16.5%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows Live Messenger
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2007-10-01

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 16.5% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2007-5144

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows Live Messenger is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2007-5144.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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