4.3

CVE-2006-6252: microsoft windows_live_messenger

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
Published 04-12-2006Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-6252 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in microsoft windows_live_messenger. EPSS estimates a 11.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
19/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
11.19%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 04-12-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 8.0 and earlier, when gestual emoticons are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long string composed of ":D" sequences, which are interpreted as emoticons.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

11.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 11.19% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
11.19%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Microsoft1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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