Microsoft Windows Live Messenger up to 8.5.1 information disclosure
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.3 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Live Messenger up to 8.5.1 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
Microsoft Windows Live Messenger Client 8.5.1 and earlier, when MSN Protocol Version 15 (MSNP15) is used over a NAT session, allows remote attackers to discover intranet IP addresses and port numbers by reading the (1) IPv4InternalAddrsAndPorts, (2) IPv4Internal-Addrs, and (3) IPv4Internal-Port header fields.
The bug was discovered 12/29/2008. The weakness was presented 01/02/2009 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-5828 since 01/02/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/23/2019). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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OpenVAS ID: 800332
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Live Messenger Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
12/29/2008 🔍12/30/2008 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2008-5828 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 20386 - Microsoft Windows Live Messenger Client <= 8.5.1 MSNP15 Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 33125 - Microsoft MSN Messenger IP Address Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 55644 - CVE-2008-5828 - Microsoft - Windows Live Messenger Client - Information-disclosure Issue
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 08/23/2019 09:36
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (59), 08/23/2019 09:36 (6)
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