{"cve":"CVE-2005-2225","nvd":{"published":"2005-07-12T04:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:14:29.960","status":"Modified","description":"Microsoft MSN Messenger allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a plaintext message containing the \".pif\" string, which is interpreted as a malicious file extension and causes users to be kicked from a group conversation. NOTE: it has been reported that Gaim is also affected, so this may be an issue in the protocol or MSN servers.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://securitytracker.com/id?1014444","http://www.digitalparadox.org/viewadvisories.ah?view=45","http://www.messenger-blog.com/?p=146","http://securitytracker.com/id?1014444","http://www.digitalparadox.org/viewadvisories.ah?view=45"],"products":["microsoft:msn_messenger_service"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:39:29.870204089+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2005-2225","score":0.16436,"percentile":0.96982,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}