Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 4, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-6252
CVE-2006-6252
Description
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.
Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=8.0
- (no CPE)range: <=8.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
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