VDB-45763 · CVE-2008-5828 · BID 33125

Microsoft Windows Live Messenger up to 8.5.1 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Windows Live Messenger up to 8.5.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-5828. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 33125†), OSVDB (55644†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20386†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 800332
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Live Messenger Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/29/2008 🔍
12/30/2008 +1 days 🔍
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01/02/2009 +3 days 🔍
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01/06/2009 +4 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2261 days 🔍
08/23/2019 +1620 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5828 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5828
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45763
SecurityFocus: 33125 - Microsoft MSN Messenger IP Address Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 55644 - CVE-2008-5828 - Microsoft - Windows Live Messenger Client - Information-disclosure Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20386 - Microsoft Windows Live Messenger Client <= 8.5.1 MSNP15 Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/23/2019 09:36
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (59), 08/23/2019 09:36 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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