VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-1243
The Windows Messenger ActiveX control in msgsc.dll in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that "corrupt the system state," aka "Microsoft Windows Messenger ActiveX Control…
HIGH 9.3EPSS 29.3%
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 29.3%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The Windows Messenger ActiveX control in msgsc.dll in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that "corrupt the system state," aka "Microsoft Windows Messenger ActiveX Control Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 29.32% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://osvdb.org/71788
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44159
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47197
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-027
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12524
- http://osvdb.org/71788
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44159
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47197
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-027
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12524
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.