CVE-2008-5872 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Nortel MSC 5100 by sending crafted UFTP messages with negative block sizes.
- 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-2008-5872?
CVE-2008-5872 is a high-severity denial of service 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
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the UNIStim File Transfer Protocol (UFTP) processing in IP Client Manager (IPCM) in Nortel Multimedia Communication Server (MSC) 5100 3.0.13 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device outage) via a UFTP message that has a negative block size or other crafted Connection Details values.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5872?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nortel Multimedia Communication Server 5100.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5872?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5872 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-2008-5872 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5872 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g536-43v7-3323.