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CVE-2008-2218

N/A
Published: May 14, 2008 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:53 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMultimedia Communications Server

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Multimedia Communications Server· Nortel
95%
v ≤ 3.5.8.3v ≤ 4.0.25.3

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (6)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/30038
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=719698
VDB Entryx_refsource_BID
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28994
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019957
VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1404/references
VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42115

CVSS

5MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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