CVE-2008-3157 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service in Nortel SIP Multimedia PC Client by exhausting resources through unlimited concurrent sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-3157?
CVE-2008-3157 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jul 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Nortel SIP Multimedia PC Client 4.x MCS5100 and MCS5200 does not limit the number of concurrent sessions, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a large number of sessions.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3157?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nortel Sip Multimedia Pc Client.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3157?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3157 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-3157 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3157 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4m2p-89qj-vmq6.