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CVE-2010-0278

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2010-01-12 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Live Messenger: 2009

References

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

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