CVE-2008-5180

high-risk
Published 2008-11-20

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.

Do I need to act?

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76.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 23% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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2 public exploits available
7262, 12079
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.3/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (16)

Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/32940
Exploit http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12079
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39221
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021294
Broken Link http://www.voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=133
Third Party Advisory https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46673
Third Party Advisory https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57581
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7262
Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/32940
Exploit http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12079
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39221
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021294
Broken Link http://www.voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=133
Third Party Advisory https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46673
Third Party Advisory https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57581
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7262
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 21/34 · High
Exploitability 27/34 · High
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal