5.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-8546
Microsoft Skype for Business Denial of Service
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 14, 2018, 1:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 24, 2020, 5:37 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-8546 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft office
2 Microsoft lync
3 Microsoft skype_for_business
4 Microsoft office_365_proplus
5 Microsoft skype
6 Microsoft lync_basic
7 Microsoft skype_for_business_basic
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-8546.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105802 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042125 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8546 Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-8546 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-20 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 28, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042125 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042125 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8546 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8546 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105802 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105802 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync_basic:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_365_proplus:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:skype_for_business:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:skype_for_business_basic:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042125 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105802 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.45 }} 0.07%

score

0.75600

percentile

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