CVE-2005-0562

Severity

75%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

106%

GIF file validation error in MSN Messenger 6.2 allows remote attackers in a user's contact list to execute arbitrary code via a GIF image with an improper height and width.

GIF file validation error in MSN Messenger 6.2 allows remote attackers in a user's contact list to execute arbitrary code via a GIF image with an improper height and width.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 20 years ago

2005-04-12 04:00:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-12 21:36:00

Affected Software

Microsoft msn_messenger_service 6.2

6.2

References

14915

Patch, Vendor Advisory

VU#633446

Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

TA05-102A

Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

MS05-022

msn-messenger-gif-execute-code(19950)

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4927

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