CVE-2008-5179

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Published Nov 20, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 16.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS), Office Communicator, and Windows Live Messenger allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Real-time Transport Control Protocol (RTCP) receiver report packet.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_communications_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_communicator::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_messenger::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 16.4% (16.436% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32341
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021294
http://www.voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=132
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46670

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Office Communications Server Office Communicator Windows Live Messenger

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:40 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 20, 2008, 3:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:40 AM
Reserved: Nov 20, 2008, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:59 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 20, 2008, 3:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:59 PM

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