CVE-2005-0562 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

GIF file validation error in MSN Messenger 6.2 allows remote attackers in a user's contact list to execute arbitrary code via a GIF image with an improper height and width.

Published: 2005-04-13

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 28.3% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.28331.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/14915/
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/633446
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-022
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19950
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4927

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Msn Messenger

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2005-04-13T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:21:05.789Z

Reserved: 2005-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-0562

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-04-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-0562

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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