CVE-2007-5144 | BDVDB-2026-26596 Detail

Description#

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://osvdb.org/45523
http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2007/09/windows-live-messenger-jpg-overflow.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25795

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12007-10-01Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.