CVE-2008-4999 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Nortel UNIStim IP Phones via oversized ping packets, though reproducibility is disputed.
- 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-2008-4999?
CVE-2008-4999 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Nov 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Nortel Networks UNIStim IP Phone 0604DAS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long ping packet ("ping of death"). NOTE: this issue could not be reproduced by a third party, who tested it on 0604DAD. In addition, the original researcher was not able to reliably reproduce the issue.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4999?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nortel Unistim Ip Phone.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4999?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4999 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-2008-4999 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-4999 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2w53-4977-5w7j.