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CVE-2002-0472

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 11.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-08-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

MSN Messenger Service 3.6, and possibly other versions, uses weak authentication when exchanging messages between clients, which allows remote attackers to spoof messages from other users.

Affected products

• Microsoft Msn Messenger: 3.6

References

• http://www.encode-sec.com/esp0202.pdf
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8582.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/262906
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4316
• http://www.encode-sec.com/esp0202.pdf
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8582.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/262906
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4316

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