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CVE-2011-1243

The Windows Messenger ActiveX control in msgsc.dll in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that "corrupt the system state," aka "Microsoft Windows Messenger ActiveX Control Vulnerability."

Published

2011-04-13T18:55:01.687

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	*	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	-	Yes

References

http://osvdb.org/71788 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/44159 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47197 ([email protected])
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-027 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12524 ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/71788 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/44159 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47197 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-027 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12524 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)