CVE-2002-0228
Microsoft MSN Messenger allows remote attackers to use Javascript that references an ActiveX...
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).
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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).
- Record
CVE-2002-0228- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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).
- Record
CVE-2002-0228- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0225 No score
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).
- Record
EUVD-2002-0225- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jvcw-7829-ggcr No score
Microsoft MSN Messenger allows remote attackers to use Javascript that references an ActiveX...
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).
- Record
GHSA-jvcw-7829-ggcr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-0228 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Msn Messenger, published May 3, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.9%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.