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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-5144 · published 1 October 2007

CVE-2007-5144: Microsoft windows live messenger memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Microsoft · Windows Live Messenger

Buffer overflow in the GDI engine in Windows Live Messenger, as used for Windows MSN Live 8.1, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or system crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by placing a malformed file in a new folder under the Sharing Folders path, and triggering a synchronize operation through the Windows MSN Live online service, possibly related to extended file attributes and possibly related to an incomplete fix for MS07-046, as demonstrated by a (1) .jpg, (2) .gif, (3) .wmf, (4) .doc, or (5) .ico file.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 17% · top 3.1% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
17%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the GDI engine in Windows Live Messenger, as used for Windows MSN Live 8.1, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or system crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by placing a malformed file in a new folder under the Sharing Folders path, and triggering a synchronize operation through the Windows MSN Live online service, possibly related to extended file attributes and possibly related to an incomplete fix for MS07-046, as demonstrated by a (1) .jpg, (2) .gif, (3) .wmf, (4) .doc, or (5) .ico file.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2007/09/windows-live-messenger-jpg-overflow.html
http://osvdb.org/45523
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25795
http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2007/09/windows-live-messenger-jpg-overflow.html
http://osvdb.org/45523
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25795

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-5144), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.