CVE-2002-1698 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft MSN Messenger Service versions 1.0 through 4.6. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by sending a specially crafted message containing an excessively long font argument in the header, causing the application to crash. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, though its impact is limited to availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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