CVE-2008-5181 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Communicator allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application or device outage) via instant messages containing large numbers of emoticons.

Published: 2008-11-20

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 18.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_communicator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.18248.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021294
http://www.voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=131
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46671

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Office Communicator

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-20T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:40:17.315Z

Reserved: 2008-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5181

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-20T15:30:00.420

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-5181

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-399

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