CVE-2006-6252
Severity Score
4.3
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 8.0 y versiones anteriores, cuando los emoticonos gestuales están habilitados, permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (agotamiento de CPU) mediante una cadena larga compuesta de secuencias ":D", que son interpretadas como emoticonos.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2006-12-03 CVE Reserved
- 2006-12-04 CVE Published
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-09 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
References (2)
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452620/100/0/threaded | Mailing List | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452645/100/0/threaded | Mailing List |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Live Messenger Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Live Messenger" | <= 8.0 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Live Messenger" and version " <= 8.0" | - |
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