CVE-2018-8546
published 2018-11-14CVE-2018-8546: A denial of service vulnerability exists in Skype for Business, aka "Microsoft Skype for Business Denial of Service Vulnerability." This affects Office 365…
PriorityP428medium5.9CVSS 3.0
AVNACHPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
5.46%
92.7th percentile
A denial of service vulnerability exists in Skype for Business, aka "Microsoft Skype for Business Denial of Service Vulnerability." This affects Office 365 ProPlus, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Lync, Skype.
Affected
25 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | lync | — | — |
| microsoft | lync_basic | — | — |
| microsoft | microsoft_lync | — | — |
| microsoft | microsoft_lync | — | — |
| microsoft | microsoft_lync | — | — |
| microsoft | microsoft_lync | — | — |
| microsoft | microsoft_office | — | — |
| microsoft | microsoft_office | — | — |
| microsoft | office | — | — |
| microsoft | office | — | — |
| microsoft | office | — | — |
| microsoft | skype | — | — |
| microsoft | skype | — | — |
| microsoft | skype | — | — |
| microsoft | skype | — | — |
| microsoft | skype_for_business | — | — |
| microsoft | skype_for_business_basic | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_lync_2013_service_pack_1 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_lync_basic_2013_service_pack_1 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_office_2019_for_32-bit_editions | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_office_2019_for_64-bit_editions | — | — |
| msrc | office_365_proplus_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | office_365_proplus_for_64-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | skype_for_business_2016 | — | — |
| msrc | skype_for_business_2016_basic | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
vendor_msrc5.9LOW
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Microsoft
Microsoft Skype for Business Denial of Service Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2018-11-13·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2018-8546 [MEDIUM] Microsoft Skype for Business Denial of Service Vulnerability
Microsoft Skype for Business Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description: A denial of service vulnerability exists in Skype for Business. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause Skype for Business to stop responding. Note that the denial of service would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate the attacker's user rights.
For an attack to be successful, this vulnerability requires that a user sends a number of emojis in the affected version of Skype for Business.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Skype for Business handles emojis.
Skype for Business and Microsoft Lync: Skype for Business and Microsoft Lync
Microsoft: Microsoft
Customer Action Required: Yes
Impact: Denial of Service
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclo
GHSA
GHSA-jwxg-487g-c8pg: A denial of service vulnerability exists in Skype for Business, aka "Microsoft Skype for Business Denial of Service Vulnerability
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2018-8546 [MEDIUM] GHSA-jwxg-487g-c8pg: A denial of service vulnerability exists in Skype for Business, aka "Microsoft Skype for Business Denial of Service Vulnerability
A denial of service vulnerability exists in Skype for Business, aka "Microsoft Skype for Business Denial of Service Vulnerability." This affects Office 365 ProPlus, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Lync, Skype.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105802http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042125https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8546http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105802http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042125https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8546
2018-11-14
Published