CVE-2008-5179 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Microsoft Office Communications Server and Messenger clients by sending crafted RTCP receiver report packets.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-5179?
CVE-2008-5179 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Nov 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5179?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Office Communications Server, Microsoft Office Communicator, Microsoft Windows Live Messenger.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5179?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5179 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-5179 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5179 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c493-6g8x-m92j.