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Microsoft MSN Messenger GIF Image Processing Vulnerability Advisory Available in Danish 

Secunia Advisory: SA14915  
Release Date: 2005-04-12
Last Update: 2005-11-21

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Microsoft MSN Messenger 6.x

CVE reference:CVE-2005-0562 (Secunia mirror)

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Description:
Hongzhen Zhou has reported a vulnerability in MSN Messenger, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the processing of GIF images and can be exploited by sending a specially crafted emoticon or display picture to a user.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running MSN Messenger, but requires that it is possible to send messages to the user (only possible for people in a user's contact list by default).

The vulnerability affects versions 6.2 and 7.0 beta.

Do you have this product installed on your home computer? Scan using the free Personal Software Inspector. Check if a vulnerable version is installed on computers in your corporate network, using the Network Software Inspector.

Solution:
Apply patch.

MSN Messenger 6.2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=12750556-D4D0-42D6-9F05-1FF3C799BB10

Microsoft Windows XP Embedded (with SP1):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=a01e8cfe-96fa-4443-870d-5c2ebeb4af2e

Provided and/or discovered by:
Hongzhen Zhou

Changelog:
2005-04-13: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note.
2005-11-21: Added patch information for Windows XP Embedded.

Original Advisory:
MS05-022 (KB896597):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-022.mspx

Other References:
US-CERT VU#633446:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/633446



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5 Related Secunia Security Advisories

1. MSN Messenger Video Conversation Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
2. Microsoft Various Products PNG Image Parsing Vulnerabilities
3. Microsoft Products Fail to Restrict "shell:" Access
4. Microsoft MSN Messenger Arbitrary File Retrieval Vulnerability
5. MSN Messenger Denial of Service


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