CVE-2005-2225 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in MSN Messenger by sending messages containing the .pif string, kicking users from group conversations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-2225?
CVE-2005-2225 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jul 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft MSN Messenger allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a plaintext message containing the ".pif" string, which is interpreted as a malicious file extension and causes users to be kicked from a group conversation. NOTE: it has been reported that Gaim is also affected, so this may be an issue in the protocol or MSN servers.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2225?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Msn Messenger Service.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2225?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2225 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2005-2225 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2225 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w98q-42v6-vmmg.