This host is running Microsoft MSN Live Messenger and is prone
to Denial of Service Vulnerability.
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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: secpod_ms_live_msngr_charset_dos_vuln.nasl 8193 2017-12-20 10:46:55Z cfischer $
#
# Microsoft MSN Live Messneger Denial of Service Vulnerability
#
# Authors:
# Sujit Ghosal <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2009 SecPod, http://www.secpod.com
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
# (or any later version), as published by the Free Software Foundation.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
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CPE = "cpe:/a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger";
tag_impact = "Successful exploitation will let the attacker execute arbitrary codes in the
context of the application and can cause denial of service.
Impact level: Application/System";
tag_affected = "Microsoft Live Messenger version 14.0.8064.206 and prior.";
tag_insight = "This flaw is due to failure in handling charset of the message which user
sends.";
tag_solution = "Solution/patch not available as on 20th February 2009. For updates
refer, http://www.messenger.live.com";
tag_summary = "This host is running Microsoft MSN Live Messenger and is prone
to Denial of Service Vulnerability.";
if(description)
{
script_id(900461);
script_version("$Revision: 8193 $");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-12-20 11:46:55 +0100 (Wed, 20 Dec 2017) $");
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_bugtraq_id(33825);
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_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 SecPod");
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 : tag_affected);
script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
script_tag(name : "impact" , value : tag_impact);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE );
vers = infos['version'];
path = infos['location'];
# Grep for 'msnmsgr.exe' version 14.0.8064.0206 or prior.
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 );