Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 19, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-0647

Description

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 modified header in a packet, as possibly demonstrated by a UTF-8.0 value of the charset field in the Content-Type header line. NOTE: this has been reported as a format string vulnerability by some sources, but the provenance of that information is unknown.

Affected products

Microsoft/Windows Live Messenger2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 14.0.8064.206 and other 14.0.8064.x builds

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

secunia.com/advisories/33985nvdVendor Advisory
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0466nvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501043/100/0/threadednvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/33825nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48810nvd

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