CVE-2002-0228

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 19.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-05-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Microsoft MSN Messenger allows remote attackers to use Javascript that references an ActiveX object to obtain sensitive information such as display names and web site navigation, and possibly more when the user is connected to certain Microsoft sites (or DNS-spoofed sites).

Affected products

Microsoft Msn Messenger: 2.2, 3.0, 4.0, 4.5, 4.6

References

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/254021
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8084.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4028
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/254021
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8084.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4028

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