CVE-2005-0562
GIF file validation error in MSN Messenger 6.2 allows remote attackers in a user's contact list...
GIF file validation error in MSN Messenger 6.2 allows remote attackers in a user's contact list to execute arbitrary code via a GIF image with an improper height and width.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
GIF file validation error in MSN Messenger 6.2 allows remote attackers in a user's contact list to execute arbitrary code via a GIF image with an improper height and width.
- Record
CVE-2005-0562- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
GIF file validation error in MSN Messenger 6.2 allows remote attackers in a user's contact list to execute arbitrary code via a GIF image with an improper height and width.
- Record
CVE-2005-0562- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-0563 No score
GIF file validation error in MSN Messenger 6.2 allows remote attackers in a user's contact list to execute arbitrary code via a GIF image with an improper height and width.
- Record
EUVD-2005-0563- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g36m-99fm-w5hg No score
GIF file validation error in MSN Messenger 6.2 allows remote attackers in a user's contact list...
GIF file validation error in MSN Messenger 6.2 allows remote attackers in a user's contact list to execute arbitrary code via a GIF image with an improper height and width.
- Record
GHSA-g36m-99fm-w5hg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-0562 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Msn Messenger, published April 12, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 23.2%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19950
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/633446
secunia.com/advisories/14915
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-022
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4927
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0562
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g36m-99fm-w5hg