CVE-2008-5180 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Microsoft Communicator and the Communicator component in Microsoft Office 2010 beta. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending a large number of SIP INVITE requests, leading to excessive memory consumption and system instability. While the CVSS score is 5.3 (Medium), its FAUCET Risk Score of 98/100 indicates a higher practical risk. Although not listed in CISA's KEV catalog and lacking social media or media coverage, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, suggesting potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_communicator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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