CVE-2008-5181
Microsoft Communicator allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application or...
Microsoft Communicator allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application or device outage) via instant messages containing large numbers of emoticons.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Communicator allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application or device outage) via instant messages containing large numbers of emoticons.
- Record
CVE-2008-5181- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Communicator allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application or device outage) via instant messages containing large numbers of emoticons.
- Record
CVE-2008-5181- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5159 No score
Microsoft Communicator allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application or device outage) via instant messages containing large numbers of emoticons.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5159- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qrgc-cxrg-xq24 No score
Microsoft Communicator allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application or...
Microsoft Communicator allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application or device outage) via instant messages containing large numbers of emoticons.
- Record
GHSA-qrgc-cxrg-xq24- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5181 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Office Communicator, published November 20, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.7%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.