CVE-2008-5872

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.15% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory nortel.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=774845 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45751 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32203 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2779 vdb entry
http://voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=120
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31633 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5872?
CVE-2008-5872 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5872?
To fix CVE-2008-5872, 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-2008-5872 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5872 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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