CVE-2008-5180

Microsoft Communicator, and Communicator in Microsoft Office 2010 beta, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of SIP INVITE requests, which trigger the creation of many sessions.

CVSS v3.1 CNA

5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVSS v2.0 NVD

5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

67.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 99th percentile

Published

2008-11-20

Updated

2024-10-15

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12079

ExploitDB entries (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7262
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12079

Security advisories

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39221
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021294
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46673
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57581

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry