MEDIUM
Microsoft Communicator allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application or device outage) via instant messages containing large numbers of emoticons
Published Nov 20, 2008
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.66%
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
No data.
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
12.66% 0.12656
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.12656
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.66% (0.12656) | 96.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.66% (0.12656) | 95.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 18.25% (0.18248) | 94.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 24.51% (0.24514) | 93.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 18.25% (0.18248) | 94.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 15.42% (0.15424) | 94.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.27% (0.02266) | 90.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 2.27% (0.02266) | 88.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.84% (0.02836) | 89.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.68% (0.11676) | 95.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.68% (0.11676) | 94.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 20, 2022 | 11.68% (0.11676) | 89.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 14.07% (0.14073) | 90.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021294 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=131 x_refsource_MISC
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46671 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021294 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=131 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46671 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 20, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 20, 2008
Link CVE-2008-5181
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a