CVE-2008-6576 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Nortel CS1K FTP service by exhausting available sessions, affecting VGMC or signaling nodes.
- 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-2008-6576?
CVE-2008-6576 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Apr 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the "session limitation technique" in the FTP service on Nortel Communications Server 1000 (CS1K) 4.50.x, when running on VGMC or signaling nodes, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion and failed updates) via unknown vectors that causes consumption of all available sessions.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6576?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nortel Cs1000.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6576?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6576 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-2008-6576 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6576 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g3p9-2g3j-h48p.