Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-6252
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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6252
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.36%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 72 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2006-6252
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.3
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2006-6252
Products affected by CVE-2006-6252
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*