CVE-2002-0472 json
MSN Messenger Service 3.6, and possibly other versions, uses weak authentication when exchanging messages between clients, which allows rem…
published 2002-06-11 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0469
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 11.9%
- EPSS 11.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
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.
Exploit prediction
11.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
References
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/262906
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
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iss.net
/security_center/static/8582.php
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/4316
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
- encode-sec.com /esp0202.pdf
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-0472
- NVD CVE-2002-0472
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