CVE-2005-2225

Published Jul 12, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 16.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 10:22 PM
Reserved
Jul 12, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 12, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:14 PM