CVE-2008-5180 EXPLOIT
5.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 68% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.3 (MEDIUM, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| EPSS | 67.98% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-770 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-11-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | office communicator |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Office 2010 Beta - Communicator SIP Denial of Service | 2010-04-06 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Office - Communicator 'SIP' Remote Denial of Service | 2008-11-28 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32940
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12079
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39221
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021294
- http://www.voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=133
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46673
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57581
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7262
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32940
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12079
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39221
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021294
- http://www.voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=133
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46673
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57581
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7262
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