Microsoft Windows Live Messenger Client 8.5.1 and earlier, when MSN Protocol Version 15…
Priority LOW 38CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Microsoft Windows Live Messenger Client 8.5.1 and earlier, when MSN Protocol Version 15 (MSNP15) is used over a NAT session, allows remote attackers to discover intranet IP addresses and port numbers by reading the (1) IPv4InternalAddrsAndPorts, (2) IPv4Internal-Addrs, and (3) IPv4Internal-Port header fields.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.143 96th 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 · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 8.5.1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.5.1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5828
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j27v-pj6v-rp49
References
Advisory 1
More Microsoft Windows Live Messenger vulnerabilities
- 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-2009-00623 msnmsgr.exe in Windows Live Messenger (WLM) 2009 build 14.0.8064.206, and other… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2008-04930 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS), Office… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2007-04955 Buffer overflow in the GDI engine in Windows Live Messenger, as used for Windows MSN Live… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2006-06016 Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 8.0 and earlier, when gestual emoticons are enabled… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2006-03149 Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Live Messenger 8.0 allows user-assisted attackers… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1
Sources
- CVE-2008-5828 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-5828 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j27v-pj6v-rp49 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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