Is CVE-2008-5179 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5179 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5179?

CVE-2008-5179 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-5179

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 16.4%EU EUVD

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS), Office Communicator, and Windows Live Messenger allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Real-time Transport Control Protocol (RTCP) receiver report packet.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS score: 16.4% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5157)
Published: November 20, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5157 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / office communications server
microsoft / office communicator
microsoft / windows live messenger

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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