CVE-2008-5180

Public Exploit

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.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 84.72% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory securitytracker.com Third-Party Advisory ibmcloud.com Third-Party Advisory ibmcloud.com Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7262 exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39221 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46673 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021294 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12079 exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57581 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=133 broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32940 third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5180?
CVE-2008-5180 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5180?
To fix CVE-2008-5180, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-5180 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5180 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~85% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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