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    CVE-2005-2225

    Microsoft MSN Messenger allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a plaintext message containing the ".pif" string, which is interpreted as a malicious file extension and causes users to be kicked from a group conversation. NOTE: it has been reported that Gaim is also affected, so this may be an issue in the protocol or MSN servers.

    Published:Jul 12, 2005
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jul 12, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.11115
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Msn Messenger Service

    Exploits

    http://securitytracker.com/id?1014444http://www.digitalparadox.org/viewadvisories.ah?view=45http://www.messenger-blog.com/?p=146http://securitytracker.com/id?1014444http://www.digitalparadox.org/viewadvisories.ah?view=45http://www.messenger-blog.com/?p=146

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High