PT-2008-6324 · Microsoft · Ge Communicator+1
Praveen Darshanam
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Published
2008-11-20
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Updated
2024-10-15
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CVE-2008-5180
CVSS v3.1
5.3
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Microsoft Communicator (affected versions not specified)
Microsoft Office 2010 beta (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in memory consumption, via a large number of SIP INVITE requests. This triggers the creation of many sessions.
Recommendations
For Microsoft Communicator, consider restricting the number of incoming SIP INVITE requests to prevent excessive session creation until a fix is available.
For Microsoft Office 2010 beta, restrict access to the Communicator component to minimize the risk of exploitation.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Allocation of Resources Without Limits
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Ge Communicator
Office 2010