CVE-2008-6141 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Avaya IP Softphone by sending excessive H.323 data, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2008-6141?
CVE-2008-6141 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Feb 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Avaya IP Softphone 6.0 SP4 and 6.01.85 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large amount of H.323 data.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6141?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Avaya Ip Soft Phone.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6141?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6141 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-2008-6141 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6141 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x8mf-2vpc-4rqm.