CVE-2008-5181
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.127 · 96 %ileEUUSgrimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
12.7% (96th) EPSS
CVSS 5 · medium
Who says so?
2 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft Communicator allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application or device outage) via instant messages containing large numbers of emoticons.
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cvss
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5.0
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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weaknesses
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affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft office communicatorall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_communicator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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also known as (2)
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sources
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published 2008-11-20modified 2026-06-16
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021294enisa_euvd
- http://www.voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=131enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46671enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021294nvd
- http://www.voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=131nvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46671nvd
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