CVE-2008-5180
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3EPSS 68.0%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.3 (v3.1)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-770
- EPSS score
- 68.0% (99th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-5158)
- 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-2008-5158 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on October 15, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / office communicator
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32940(Broken Link)
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12079(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39221(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021294(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=133(Broken Link)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46673(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57581(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7262(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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