THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2004-0122
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2004-0122

Msn Messenger vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
22.5%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
Microsoft MSN Messenger 6.0 and 6.1 does not properly handle certain requests, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Msn Messenger
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published
2004-04-15

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 22.5% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2004-0122

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Msn Messenger is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2004-0122.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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