CVE-2006-6252 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via CPU consumption in Windows Live Messenger when gestual emoticons are enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-6252?
CVE-2006-6252 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Dec 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6252?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Live Messenger.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6252?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6252 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-2006-6252 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6252 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rwg8-hqq6-g2cq.