CVE-2008-5871 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can spoof and redirect VoIP calls on Nortel MSC 5100 due to missing credential verification during call placement.
- 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-2008-5871?
CVE-2008-5871 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Nortel Multimedia Communication Server (MSC) 5100 3.0.13 does not verify credentials during call placement, which allows remote attackers to spoof and redirect VoIP calls, possibly related to the snoop command.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5871?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nortel Multimedia Communication Server 5100.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5871?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5871 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2008-5871 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5871 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vmvq-qvxq-35v9.