Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-0472
CVE-2002-0472
Description
MSN Messenger Service 3.6, and possibly other versions, uses weak authentication when exchanging messages between clients, which allows remote attackers to spoof messages from other users.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- www.iss.net/security_center/static/8582.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/262906nvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/4316nvdVendor Advisory
- www.encode-sec.com/esp0202.pdfnvd
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