Windows Live Messenger
Vendor:
First CVE: Jun 27, 2006 · Active for 20 years
9
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 86% of tracked products
1.8
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 60% of tracked products
5.5
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 14% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Windows Live Messenger over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Jun 27, 2006
20 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Jan 12, 2010
6,039 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Windows Live Messenger9 CVEs
89%
11%
All CVEs352,719 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
MediumHigh
Attack Vector
Local0 (0.0%)
Network0 (0.0%)
Unknown9 (100.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown9 (100.0%)
User Interaction
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown9 (100.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown9 (100.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (9 CVEs).
9 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2007-2931HIGH Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft MSN Messenger 6.2, 7.0, and 7.5, and Live Messenger 8.0 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vect | Aug 31, 2007 | 9.3 | 64 | NO | YES |
CVE-2009-2544MEDIUM Directory traversal vulnerability in the Marcelo Costa FileServer component 1.0 for Microsoft Windows Live Messenger and Messenger Plus! Live (MPL) allows remote authenticated user | Jul 20, 2009 | 6.8 | 29 | NO | YES |
CVE-2010-0278MEDIUM A certain ActiveX control in msgsc.14.0.8089.726.dll in Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 2009 build 14.0.8089.726 on Windows Vista and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to cause a | Jan 12, 2010 | 4.3 | 25 | NO | YES |
CVE-2009-0647MEDIUM msnmsgr.exe in Windows Live Messenger (WLM) 2009 build 14.0.8064.206, and other 14.0.8064.x builds, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a m | Feb 19, 2009 | 5.0 | 21 | NO | NO |
CVE-2008-5828MEDIUM Microsoft Windows Live Messenger Client 8.5.1 and earlier, when MSN Protocol Version 15 (MSNP15) is used over a NAT session, allows remote attackers to discover intranet IP address | Jan 2, 2009 | 5.0 | 20 | NO | NO |
CVE-2008-5179MEDIUM Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS), Office Communicator, and Windows Live Messenger allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (cra | Nov 20, 2008 | 5.0 | 20 | NO | NO |
CVE-2007-5144MEDIUM 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 | Oct 1, 2007 | 4.3 | 19 | NO | NO |
CVE-2006-6252MEDIUM 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 compo | Dec 4, 2006 | 4.3 | 17 | NO | NO |
CVE-2006-3250MEDIUM Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Live Messenger 8.0 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Contact List (.ctt) file, which triggers the overflo | Jun 27, 2006 | 5.1 | 17 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (9 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
3 CVEs
33.3% of CVEs· 90th percentile
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (9 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (9 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Windows Live Messenger
Top CWEs
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | 1 | 5.0 | 14.3% | 0 | 0 |
| 8.1 | 2 | 4.7 | 15.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 8.0 | 3 | 6.5 | 25.5% | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4.7 | 12.8% | 0 | 1 |