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CVE-2008-5180

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 67.98% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-11-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3. It affects Microsoft, Office. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 68.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2008-5180
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.3
EPSS
67.98%
Microsoft Office

Original NVD Description

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.