CVE-2006-6252

N/A Unknown
Published: December 04, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 8.0 and earlier, when gestual emoticons are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long string composed of ":D" sequences, which are interpreted as emoticons.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
13.3%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft