Microsoft MSN Messenger up to 4.6 Request Invitation-Cookie denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft MSN Messenger up to 4.6. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Request Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument Invitation-Cookie with the input %20 can lead to denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1831. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft MSN Messenger up to 4.6 (Messaging Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument Invitation-Cookie with the input value %20 leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1831 since 06/29/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11429 (Microsoft Windows Messenger Detection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9161), Exploit-DB (21481), Tenable (11429), SecurityFocus (BID 4827†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5802†). The entries VDB-14860, VDB-18134 and VDB-19342 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 11429
Nessus Name: Microsoft Windows Messenger Detection
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05/23/2002 🔍
05/24/2002 +1 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +221 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
03/21/2003 +80 days 🔍
11/17/2004 +607 days 🔍
06/29/2005 +224 days 🔍
08/04/2014 +3323 days 🔍
04/22/2025 +3913 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1831 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1831
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19474
X-Force: 9161
SecurityFocus: 4827 - Microsoft MSN Messenger Malformed Invite Request Denial of Service
Vulnerability Center: 5802 - DoS in MSN Messenger <= 4.6 via Invite Requests, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2014 17:10
Updated: 04/22/2025 01:31
Changes: 08/04/2014 17:10 (67), 05/25/2019 18:58 (1), 06/28/2021 09:22 (3), 04/22/2025 01:31 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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