CVE-2008-5181 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Microsoft Communicator by sending instant messages with excessive emoticons.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-5181?
CVE-2008-5181 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Nov 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Communicator allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application or device outage) via instant messages containing large numbers of emoticons.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5181?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Office Communicator.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5181?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5181 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-2008-5181 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5181 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qrgc-cxrg-xq24.