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CVE-2008-5181

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 12.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-11-20 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-399

Description

Microsoft Communicator allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application or device outage) via instant messages containing large numbers of emoticons.

Affected products

• Microsoft Office Communicator: all versions

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021294
• http://www.voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=131
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46671
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021294
• http://www.voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=131
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46671

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