Microsoft Communicator RTCP Unspecified Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:32341

Info

Microsoft Communicator RTCP Unspecified Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 32341
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2008-5179
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 11 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:21PM
Credit: VoIPshield
Vulnerable: Microsoft Windows Live Messenger 0
Microsoft Office Communicator 0
Microsoft Office Communications Server 0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Microsoft Communicator RTCP Unspecified Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Microsoft Communicator is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability that affects the Real-time Transport Control Protocol (RTCP) handling. The cause of this issue is unknown.

Exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to crash the application and trigger denial-of-service conditions, denying further service to legitimate users.

This issue affects Microsoft Communicator, Office Communications Server (OCS), and Windows Live Messenger.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Communicator RTCP Unspecified Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Microsoft Communicator RTCP Unspecified Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

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Microsoft Communicator RTCP Unspecified Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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