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CVE-2005-2304

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 9.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2005-07-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Microsoft MSN Messenger 9.0 and Internet Explorer 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an image with an ICC Profile with a large Tag Count.

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 6.0
• Microsoft Live Messenger: 9.0

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/405377
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14288
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/405377
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14288

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