CVE-2008-5179
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.164 · 97 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft office communications serverall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_communications_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft office communicatorall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_communicator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows live messengerall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32341enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021294enisa_euvd
- http://www.voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=132enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46670enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32341nvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021294nvd
- http://www.voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=132nvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46670nvd
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