CVE-2010-0278

mediumpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.083 · 95 %ileexploit · functionalEUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · functional

Likely / severe?

8.31% (95th) EPSS

CVSS 4.3 · medium

Is it mine?

2 products

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Who says so?

2 sources

enisa_euvd · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

A certain ActiveX control in msgsc.14.0.8089.726.dll in Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 2009 build 14.0.8089.726 on Windows Vista and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (msnmsgr.exe crash) by calling the ViewProfile method with a crafted argument during an MSN Messenger session.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

4.3

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.9–4.3

v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 2.9

v2.03.9lowAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POCsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-20USLLM-inferredCWE-476USLLM-inferred

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

EDB-11070Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 2009 - ActiveX Denial of Servicefunctional · exploit_db

affected products (2)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
microsoft windows live messenger= 2009nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

also known as (2)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

enisa_euvd nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2010-01-12modified 2026-06-16

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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