CVE-2002-0155
Buffer overflow in Microsoft MSN Chat ActiveX Control, as used in MSN Messenger 4.5 and 4.6, and Exchange Instant Messenger 4.5 and 4.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long ResDLL parameter in the MSNChat OCX.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.1%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Buffer overflow in Microsoft MSN Chat ActiveX Control, as used in MSN Messenger 4.5 and 4.6, and Exchange Instant Messenger 4.5 and 4.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long ResDLL parameter in the MSNChat OCX.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 24.10% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/msn chat control · microsoft/msn messenger · microsoft/msn messenger service for exchange
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 24.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102089960531919&w=2
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-13.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9041.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4707
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-022
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102089960531919&w=2
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-13.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9041.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4707
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-022
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.