TI-2005-00513 Aliases CVE-2005-0562 GHSA-g36m-99fm-w5hg

GIF file validation error in MSN Messenger 6.2 allows remote attackers in a user's…

MEDIUM 53Published 2005-04-13 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

GIF file validation error in MSN Messenger 6.2 allows remote attackers in a user's contact list to execute arbitrary code via a GIF image with an improper height and width.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.23171 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:6.2:::::::*	6.2	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0562
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g36m-99fm-w5hg

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

MS05-022

Other 1

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4927

TI-2004-00538 Multiple buffer overflows in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier, as used in multiple products… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2007-02837 Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft MSN Messenger 6.2, 7.0, and 7.5, and Live… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2002-00151 Buffer overflow in Microsoft MSN Chat ActiveX Control, as used in MSN Messenger 4.5 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2004-00105 Microsoft MSN Messenger 6.0 and 6.1 does not properly handle certain requests, which… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2002-01750 Microsoft MSN Messenger Service 1.0 through 4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2002-00217 Microsoft MSN Messenger allows remote attackers to use Javascript that references an… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

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Sources

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