CVE-2002-1698 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2005-06-21

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 18.9% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:3.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:4.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:4.6:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

The EPSS score is 0.18866.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/271130
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4675
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9014

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Msn Messenger

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-06-21T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:34:55.778Z

Reserved: 2005-06-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-1698

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-1698

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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