# CVE-2007-5144: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via malformed files in shared folders, requiring user synchronization.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Oct 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cp59-25hr-cr8x

## What is CVE-2007-5144?

CVE-2007-5144 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Oct 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

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 or system crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by placing a malformed file in a new folder under the Sharing Folders path, and triggering a synchronize operation through the Windows MSN Live online service, possibly related to extended file attributes and possibly related to an incomplete fix for MS07-046, as demonstrated by a (1) .jpg, (2) .gif, (3) .wmf, (4) .doc, or (5) .ico file.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5144?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Windows Live Messenger.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-5144?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5144 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-5144 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-3250](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3250/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 5.1)
- [CVE-2009-0647](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0647/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2008-5828](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5828/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2010-0278](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0278/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2006-6252](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6252/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-5144 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-5144 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Oct 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5144/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5144/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5144
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5144
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-5144

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5144/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.