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CVE-2002-0472

MSN Messenger Service 3.6, and possibly other versions, uses weak authentication when exchanging messages between clients, which allows rem…

Published 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
11.9%
percentile 96%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

MSN Messenger Service 3.6, and possibly other versions, uses weak authentication when exchanging messages between clients, which allows remote attackers to spoof messages from other users.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

11.88% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/262906 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/8582.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • encode-sec.com /esp0202.pdf · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/4316 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

vulnwire keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA; records that alias each other are merged. Machine-readable: JSON.