CVE-2008-5181 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft Communicator, where remote attackers can crash the application by sending instant messages containing an excessive number of emoticons. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and requires no authentication or complex attack vectors, with the primary impact being application unavailability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old flaw.
| 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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