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CVE-2006-6252

Published: Dec 4, 2006Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
10.6%
Top 4.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/an/a
windows live messengermicrosoft
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452645/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452620/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com

Timeline

Published
Dec 4, 2006
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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