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Status published
Medium
CVE-2008-2218
Buffer overflow in the Multimedia PC Client in Nortel Multimedia...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1404/references
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30038
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42115
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=719698
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28994
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019957
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
multimedia communications server
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 14th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.