THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-0082
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-0082

Windows Messenger vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
34.4%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
An ActiveX control (Messenger.UIAutomation.1) in Windows Messenger 4.7 and 5.1 is marked as safe-for-scripting, which allows remote attackers to control the Messenger application, and "change state," obtain contact information, and establish audio or video connections without notification via unknown vectors.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows Messenger
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information
Published
2008-08-13

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 34.4% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-0082

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows Messenger is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-0082.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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