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CVE-2005-0562
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…
High7.5EPSS 23.2%
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- Updated
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- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 23.2% · top 2.2% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- msn-messenger-gif-execute-code(19950) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- VU#633446 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 14915 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MS05-022 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4927 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- TA05-102A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
Sources
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