CVE-2008-2218

Nortel Multimedia Communication Server < 3.5.8.3 - Denial of Service via Message Flood

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30038
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42115
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1404/references
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28994
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019957

Scores

EPSS 0.0186
EPSS Percentile 76.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
nortel/multimedia_communications_server < 3.5.8.3
Published May 14, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026