CVE-2008-5180
mediumpriority · attend · 54EPSS 0.680 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
exploits (2)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-7262Microsoft Office - Communicator 'SIP' Remote Denial of Servicefunctional · exploit_db
affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft office communicatorall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_communicator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (16)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32940enisa_euvd
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12079enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39221enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021294enisa_euvd
- http://www.voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=133enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46673enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57581enisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7262enisa_euvd
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