CVE-2008-2218
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
Desbordamiento de búfer en Multimedia PC Client de Nortel Multimedia Communication Server (MCS) versiones anteriores a Maintenance Release 3.5.8.3 y 4.0.25.3 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (caída) a través de una inundación de mensajes "extraños", tal como lo demostrado por Nessus "inundación genérica" en la denegación de servicio del plugin.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2008-05-14 CVE Reserved
- 2008-05-14 CVE Published
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=719698 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28994 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019957 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1404/references | Vdb Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42115 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30038 | 2017-08-08 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Nortel Search vendor "Nortel" | Multimedia Communications Server Search vendor "Nortel" for product "Multimedia Communications Server" | <= 3.5.8.3 Search vendor "Nortel" for product "Multimedia Communications Server" and version " <= 3.5.8.3" | - |
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| Nortel Search vendor "Nortel" | Multimedia Communications Server Search vendor "Nortel" for product "Multimedia Communications Server" | <= 4.0.25.3 Search vendor "Nortel" for product "Multimedia Communications Server" and version " <= 4.0.25.3" | - |
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