Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-0647 (CCN-48810)

Assigned:2009-02-18
Published:2009-02-18
Updated:2018-10-10
Summary:msnmsgr.exe in Windows Live Messenger (WLM) 2009 build 14.0.8064.206, and other 14.0.8064.x builds, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a modified header in a packet, as possibly demonstrated by a UTF-8.0 value of the charset field in the Content-Type header line.
Note: this has been reported as a format string vulnerability by some sources, but the provenance of that information is unknown.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
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:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
4.0 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
4.0 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-20
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Feb 18 2009 - 12:56:13 CST
RE: hello bug in windows live messenger

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-0647

Source: CCN
Type: Windows Live Messenger Web site
Messenger - Windows Live

Source: CCN
Type: SA33985
Windows Live Messenger Denial of Service Weakness

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
33985

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 55645
Microsoft Windows Live Messenger (WLM) msnmsgr.exe Malformed Content-Type Header Remote DoS

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20090218 RE: hello bug in windows live messenger

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
33825

Source: CCN
Type: BID-33825
Windows Live Messenger Charset Data Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Source: VUPEN
Type: Vendor Advisory
ADV-2009-0466

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wlm-charset-dos(48810)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wlm-packets-dos(48810)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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