CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
91.4%
Microsoft MSN Live Messenger is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
# Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH
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CPE = "cpe:/a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900461");
script_version("2022-05-09T13:48:18+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2022-05-09 13:48:18 +0000 (Mon, 09 May 2022)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-02-26 05:27:20 +0100 (Thu, 26 Feb 2009)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_cve_id("CVE-2009-0647");
script_name("Microsoft MSN Live Messneger Denial of Service Vulnerability");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501043");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33825");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("Denial of Service");
script_dependencies("gb_ms_win_live_messenger_detect.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("MS/LiveMessenger/Installed");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft Live Messenger version 14.0.8064.206 and prior.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This flaw is due to failure in handling charset of the message which user
sends.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure
of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer
release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Microsoft MSN Live Messenger is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will let the attacker execute arbitrary codes in the
context of the application and can cause denial of service.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE ))
exit(0);
vers = infos['version'];
path = infos['location'];
if( version_is_less_equal( version:vers, test_version:"14.0.8064.0206" ) ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"None", install_path:path );
security_message( port:0, data:report );
exit( 0 );
}
exit( 99 );