CVE-2002-1698
Buffer overflow in Microsoft MSN Messenger Service 1.0 through 4.6 allows remote attackers to...
Buffer overflow in Microsoft MSN Messenger Service 1.0 through 4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long FN (font) argument in the message header.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in Microsoft MSN Messenger Service 1.0 through 4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long FN (font) argument in the message header.
- Record
CVE-2002-1698- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in Microsoft MSN Messenger Service 1.0 through 4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long FN (font) argument in the message header.
- Record
CVE-2002-1698- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1678 No score
Buffer overflow in Microsoft MSN Messenger Service 1.0 through 4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long FN (font) argument in the message header.
- Record
EUVD-2002-1678- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jr8h-pxrc-8jcp No score
Buffer overflow in Microsoft MSN Messenger Service 1.0 through 4.6 allows remote attackers to...
Buffer overflow in Microsoft MSN Messenger Service 1.0 through 4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long FN (font) argument in the message header.
- Record
GHSA-jr8h-pxrc-8jcp- 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-2002-1698 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Msn Messenger, published December 31, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.5%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.