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
Published Feb 19, 2009
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 17.36%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2009
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 17.36% (0.17365) | 97.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 17.36% (0.17365) | 96.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 18.58% (0.18577) | 94.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 20, 2025 | 6.24% (0.06237) | 93.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 10, 2024 | 4.60% (0.04603) | 92.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 4, 2024 | 3.38% (0.03379) | 91.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 10, 2023 | 2.94% (0.02943) | 89.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.38% (0.03385) | 89.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 13.11% (0.13105) | 95.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 13.11% (0.13105) | 95.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 65.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 22, 2022 | 13.11% (0.13105) | 95.36th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 15.74% (0.15743) | 95.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 15.74% (0.15743) | 92.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33985 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501043/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33825 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0466 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48810 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33985 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501043/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33825 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0466 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48810 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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