- Microsoft Windows Live Messenger Contact List Processing Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Posted by imhotep on June 27th, 2006
"Microsoft Windows Live Messenger is reported prone to a remote
denial-of-service vulnerability when handling malformed contact list (.ctt)
files.
A successful attack can result in a denial of service condition by crashing
the application.
Windows Live Messenger 8.0 is reported to be vulnerable. Other versions may
be affected as well."
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18639/discuss
Imhotep
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Pass a Net Neutrality Law in the US!!!!
Save the Internet:
http://www.savetheinternet.com/
Its our net:
http://www.itsournet.org/
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- Posted by Sebastian Gottschalk on June 27th, 2006
imhotep wrote:
D'oh. Who would be that stupid to use MWLM at an untrusted network?
- Posted by Founder on July 6th, 2006
my contact list got messed up today...