CVE-2010-0278 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A certain ActiveX control in msgsc.14.0.8089.726.dll in Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 2009 build 14.0.8089.726 on Windows Vista and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (msnmsgr.exe crash) by calling the ViewProfile method with a crafted argument during an MSN Messenger session.

Published: 2010-01-12

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 29.0% 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 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::::::::

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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 Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.29031.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508811/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37680

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 7 Windows Live Messenger Windows Vista

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-01-12T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:45:12.125Z

Reserved: 2010-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-0278

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-01-12T17:30:01.260

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2010-0278

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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