CVE-2008-2218

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-2218
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-05-14 18:20:00 UTC
Updated2017-08-08 01:30:00 UTC
DescriptionBuffer 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Nortel Multimedia Communications Server All All All All
Application Nortel Multimedia Communications Server All All All All

References

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Nortel Multimedia Communication Server Buffer Overflow in Multimedia PC Client Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
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Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
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Nortel Multimedia PC Client Remote Packet Flood Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Nortel: Technical Support: Multimedia PC Client - Potential Vulnerability Due to Buffer Overflow CONFIRM support.nortel.com
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