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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-5179

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.
Publish Date : 2008-11-20 Last Update Date : 2017-08-08
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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score
5.0
Confidentiality Impact None (There is no impact to the confidentiality of the system.)
Integrity Impact None (There is no impact to the integrity of the system)
Availability Impact Partial (There is reduced performance or interruptions in resource availability.)
Access Complexity Low (Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little knowledge or skill is required to exploit. )
Authentication Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access None
Vulnerability Type(s) Denial Of Service
CWE ID CWE id is not defined for this vulnerability

- Products Affected By CVE-2008-5179

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 Application Microsoft Office Communications Server * * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
2 Application Microsoft Office Communicator * * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
3 Application Microsoft Windows Live Messenger * * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
Microsoft Office Communications Server 1
Microsoft Office Communicator 1
Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 1

- References For CVE-2008-5179

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46670
XF microsoft-communicator-rtcp-dos(46670)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32341
BID 32341 Microsoft Communicator RTCP Unspecified Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability Release Date:2008-11-18
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021294
SECTRACK 1021294
http://www.voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=132

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2008-5179

There are not any metasploit modules related to this CVE entry (Please visit www.metasploit.com for more information)
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