CVE-2008-3157

Description

Nortel SIP Multimedia PC Client 4.x MCS5100 and MCS5200 does not limit the number of concurrent sessions, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a large number of sessions.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.77% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/30854 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020371 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1942/references vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43364 vdb entry
http://www.voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=61
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=738961

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3157?
CVE-2008-3157 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3157?
To fix CVE-2008-3157, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-3157 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-3157 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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