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CVE-2008-5180

Microsoft Communicator, and Communicator in Microsoft Office 2010 beta, allows remote attackers...

5.0 MediumPublic exploit

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.

Exploit likelihood

68.0%Up 27.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List 5.3

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.

Record
CVE-2008-5180
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5158 5.3

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.

Record
EUVD-2008-5158
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3j45-2pqx-6qf3 5.3

Microsoft Communicator, and Communicator in Microsoft Office 2010 beta, allows remote attackers...

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.

Record
GHSA-3j45-2pqx-6qf3
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 5.3

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.

Record
CVE-2008-5180
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

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History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2008-5180 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Office Communicator, published November 20, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 68.0%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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