CVE-2006-3250

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-06-27 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Live Messenger 8.0 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Contact List (.ctt) file, which triggers the overflow when it is imported by the user.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows Live Messenger: 8.0

References

http://securitydot.net/xpl/exploits/vulnerabilities/articles/1108/exploit.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016373
http://www.jaascois.com/exploits/18602016/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438442/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18639
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27417
http://securitydot.net/xpl/exploits/vulnerabilities/articles/1108/exploit.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016373
http://www.jaascois.com/exploits/18602016/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438442/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18639
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27417

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