CVE-2007-2931

Public Exploit

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.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 79.30% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2931?
CVE-2007-2931 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2931?
To fix CVE-2007-2931, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-2931 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-2931 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~79% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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