CVE-2008-5179

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 16.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-11-20 · updated 2026-06-16

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

Microsoft Office Communications Server: all versions
Microsoft Office Communicator: all versions
Microsoft Windows Live Messenger: all versions

References

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
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

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