[ Get MSN now ]Released September 12, 2007. The release was the result of a reported security vulnerability discovered in versions of Messenger older than 8.1. The vulnerability "could allow remote code execution when a user accepts a webcam or video chat invitation from an attacker. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of the affected system." This led to an auto-update being released to all MSN Messenger versions. Users of MSN Messenger 7.0 and below were required to update to this version, and 7.5 users were required to update to WLM 8.1, though had the option of using this version instead.[3]
Version 7.0.0820 is the only version of MSN Messenger officially downloadable from Microsoft now. Because of the above mentioned vulnerability, version 7.5 is no longer available.
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