CVE-2006-6252 json
Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 8.0 and earlier, when gestual emoticons are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
published 2006-12-04 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-6235
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 11.2%
- EPSS 11.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 8.0 and earlier, when gestual emoticons are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long string composed of ":D" sequences, which are interpreted as emoticons.
Exploit prediction
11.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/452645/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/452620/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-6252
- NVD CVE-2006-6252
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