MEDIUM
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
Published Jun 21, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 15.51%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 1.0
- 2.0
- 2.2
- 3.0
- 3.6
- 4.0
- 4.5
- 4.6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
15.51% 0.15509
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.15509
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 15.51% (0.15509) | 96.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 15.51% (0.15509) | 96.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 18.87% (0.18866) | 94.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 25.27% (0.25266) | 93.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 18.87% (0.18866) | 94.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 15.97% (0.15970) | 94.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.88% (0.01879) | 88.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 28, 2024 | 1.88% (0.01879) | 88.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 11, 2023 | 2.04% (0.02040) | 87.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.06% (0.03058) | 89.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.68% (0.11676) | 95.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.68% (0.11676) | 94.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.68% (0.11676) | 88.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/271130 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4675 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9014 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/271130 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4675 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9014 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 21, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jun 21, 2005
Link CVE-2002-1698
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a