CVE-2008-0082

critical Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
60.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 2% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: August 13, 2008 (6483 days ago)
Last Modified: April 23, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

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.

CWE

CWE-200

Affected Products

microsoft windows messenger

References

🔗 marc.info 🔗 secunia.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com