VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-1243

CVSS score9.3 HIGH
EPSS probability29.32%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2011-04-13
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

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."

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references