CVE-2008-5181 json
Microsoft Communicator allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application or device outage) via instant messages containing…
published 2008-11-20 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5159
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 12.7%
- EPSS 12.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Microsoft Communicator allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application or device outage) via instant messages containing large numbers of emoticons.
Exploit prediction
12.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-5181
- NVD CVE-2008-5181
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