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TI-2002-00457 Aliases CVE-2002-0472GHSA-5fj2-ghpc-2v79

MSN Messenger Service 3.6, and possibly other versions, uses weak authentication when…

Priority LOW 37Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.11877 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0472
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5fj2-ghpc-2v79

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2004-00538 Multiple buffer overflows in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier, as used in multiple products… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-02837 Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft MSN Messenger 6.2, 7.0, and 7.5, and Live… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2002-00151 Buffer overflow in Microsoft MSN Chat ActiveX Control, as used in MSN Messenger 4.5 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2005-00513 GIF file validation error in MSN Messenger 6.2 allows remote attackers in a user's… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-00105 Microsoft MSN Messenger 6.0 and 6.1 does not properly handle certain requests, which… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2002-01750 Microsoft MSN Messenger Service 1.0 through 4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
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Sources

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