CVE-2008-2218

Buffer overflow in the Multimedia PC Client in Nortel Multimedia Communication Server (MCS) before Maintenance Release 3.5.8.3 and 4.0.25.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a flood of "extraneous" messages, as demonstrated by the Nessus "Generic flood" denial of service plugin.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=719698
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28994
http://secunia.com/advisories/30038	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019957
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1404/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42115

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:nortel:multimedia_communications_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nortel:multimedia_communications_server::::::::

Information

Published : 2008-05-14 11:20

Updated : 2017-08-07 18:30

NVD link : CVE-2008-2218

Mitre link : CVE-2008-2218

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Products Affected

nortel

multimedia_communications_server

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