CVE-2006-3250

medium Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.1
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS Score
19.9%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 5% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
P
Availability
P
Published: June 27, 2006 (7260 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

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.

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

microsoft windows live messenger

References

🔗 securitydot.net 🔗 securitytracker.com 🔗 www.jaascois.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com