CVE-2011-1243 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting the Windows Messenger ActiveX control (msgsc.dll) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3. Attackers could exploit this by corrupting the system state through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS score of 9.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), this flaw allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring moderate attack complexity but no authentication. Despite its high severity and FAUCET Risk Score of 97/100, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.