>> Microsoft MSN Messenger Video Conversation Handling Code Execution (MS07-054)
Title : Microsoft MSN Messenger Video Conversation Handling Code Execution (MS07-054) VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-2987 CVE ID : CVE-2007-2931
Rated as : High Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-08-28
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in MSN Messenger, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or take complete control of an affected system. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error within the processing of video conversations, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into accepting a specially crafted MSN video conversation.
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