CVE-2007-2931

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 55.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2007-08-31 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft MSN Messenger 6.2, 7.0, and 7.5, and Live Messenger 8.0 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving video conversation handling in Web Cam and video chat sessions.

Affected products

Microsoft Msn Messenger: 6.2, 7.0, 7.5
Microsoft Windows Live Messenger: 8.0

References

http://osvdb.org/40126
http://secunia.com/advisories/26570
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/166521
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25461
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018622
http://www.team509.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=50
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-254A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2987
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-054
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36314
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2063
http://osvdb.org/40126

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