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CVE-2005-0562

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 23.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2005-04-13 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

GIF file validation error in MSN Messenger 6.2 allows remote attackers in a user's contact list to execute arbitrary code via a GIF image with an improper height and width.

Affected products

• Microsoft Msn Messenger: 6.2

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/14915/
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/633446
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-022
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19950
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4927
• http://secunia.com/advisories/14915/
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/633446
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-022
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19950
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4927

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