Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2006-6252 (CCN-30553)

Assigned:2006-11-24
Published:2006-11-24
Updated:2018-10-17
Summary:Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 8.0 and earlier, when gestual emoticons are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long string composed of ":D" sequences, which are interpreted as emoticons.
CVSS v3 Severity:3.7 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.5 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
2.1 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Nov 24 2006 - 15:41:08 CST
DoS in Microsoft Windows Live Messenger <= 8.0

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2006-6252

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 33219
Microsoft Windows Live Messenger Gestual Emoticon Saturation CPU Consumption DoS

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20061124 DoS in Microsoft Windows Live Messenger <= 8.0

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20061125 Re: DoS in Microsoft Windows Live Messenger <= 8.0

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
livemessenger-emoticon-dos(30553)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 8.0)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft windows live messenger *
    microsoft windows live messenger 8.0