CVE-2009-0647

N/A Unknown
Published: February 19, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33985
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501043/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33825
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0466
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48810
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33985
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501043/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33825
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0466
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48810
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
18.6%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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