Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old denial-of-service issue in Microsoft Communicator-related software. A remote attacker could consume memory by sending many SIP INVITE requests, creating many sessions and potentially degrading availability. The impact is service disruption, not data theft or code execution. Exposure is most likely in legacy environments still running Microsoft Communicator or Office Communicator beta-era components with SIP reachable from untrusted networks. The structured affected-product fields are incomplete in the provided source bundle. Prioritize as a moderate legacy-technology risk. If the product is absent, no action is needed beyond documentation. If present and exposed, reduce reachable attack surface and plan retirement or vendor-supported remediation. Mitigation focus: Inventory any Microsoft Communicator or Office Communicator beta-era deployments.; Check Microsoft or vendor guidance for supported fixes, retirement, or upgrade paths.; Limit SIP access to trusted networks where operationally feasible..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L3.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 7262CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- microsoft-communicator-invite-dos(46673)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- office-communicator-sip-dos(57581)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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