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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2002-1698

Buffer overflow in Microsoft MSN Messenger Service 1.0 through 4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long FN (font) argument in the message header.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 15.5%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.5%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Buffer overflow in Microsoft MSN Messenger Service 1.0 through 4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long FN (font) argument in the message header.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
15.51% probability · 97th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/msn messenger
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.