CVE-2005-0562 describes a critical vulnerability in MSN Messenger 6.2 where a malformed GIF image, specifically one with incorrect height and width values, can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to be on the victim's contact list to deliver the malicious GIF. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and potential for full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.