CVE-2007-5144
mediumpriority · track · 23EPSS 0.165 · 97 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3
weaknesses
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affected products (2)
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- microsoft windows live messenger= 8.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2007/09/windows-live-messenger-jpg-overflow.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://osvdb.org/45523enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25795enisa_euvd
- http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2007/09/windows-live-messenger-jpg-overflow.htmlnvd
- http://osvdb.org/45523nvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25795nvd
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