Msn Messenger vulnerabilitiesRanked by how likely they are to be used.

Product14 versions
The short answer

Msn Messenger is made by Microsoft. We track 11 published vulnerabilities listed under that exact name, across 14 versions. None of them is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. Microsoft lists newer releases under their own names, such as Msn Messenger Service, so check those pages too.

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Other names

Is Msn Messenger listed under other names? Yes.

Microsoft also lists Msn Messenger under more specific names, such as Msn Messenger Service and Msn Messenger Service for Exchange. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here. If you run one of these, open its page for its own exploited flaws.

Known exploited

Which Msn Messenger vulnerabilities are being exploited?

This is the list that matters most: flaws criminals are using now.

None of Msn Messenger's published vulnerabilities is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. We keep watching that list.

Exploit likelihood

Which Msn Messenger flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. 82%

    Multiple buffer overflows in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier, as used in multiple products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed PNG images in which (1) the png_handle_tRNS function does not...

    CVSS10.0Published23 Nov 2004
  2. 55%

    Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft MSN Messenger 6.2, 7.0, and 7.5, and Live Messenger 8.0 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving video conversation...

    CVSS9.3Published31 Aug 2007
  3. 24%

    Buffer overflow in Microsoft MSN Chat ActiveX Control, as used in MSN Messenger 4.5 and 4.6, and Exchange Instant Messenger 4.5 and 4.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long ResDLL parameter...

    CVSS7.5Published29 May 2002
  4. 23%

    GIF file validation error in MSN Messenger 6.2 allows remote attackers in a user's contact list to execute arbitrary code via a GIF image with an improper height and width.

    CVSS7.5Published12 Apr 2005
  5. 22%

    Microsoft MSN Messenger 6.0 and 6.1 does not properly handle certain requests, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

    CVSS5.0Published15 Apr 2004
  6. 22%

    Microsoft MSN Messenger Service 1.0 through 4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an invite request that contains hex-encoded spaces (%20) in the Invitation-Cookie field.

    CVSS5.0Published31 Dec 2002
  7. 20%

    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...

    CVSS5.0Published16 May 2002
  8. 16%

    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.

    CVSS5.0Published31 Dec 2002
  9. 13%

    Microsoft MSN Messenger 4.7 on Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a flood of SIP INVITE requests to the port specified for voice conversation.

    CVSS5.0Published27 Jun 2007
  10. 12%

    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.

    CVSS5.0Published12 Aug 2002
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We track 11 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Msn Messenger, across 14 versions.

None of Msn Messenger's vulnerabilities is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today.

Microsoft also lists Msn Messenger under more specific names, such as Msn Messenger Service and Msn Messenger Service for Exchange. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here. Open the release you run to see its own list.

Create a Precursor Intelligence account and track Msn Messenger. We match it against every published flaw, give each one a risk score from 0 to 100 and keep watching, so you hear about new ones as soon as we know, by email, in the app or by webhook.