CVE-2008-6576

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.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.66% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory nortel.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=713455	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41804	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29747	third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019845	vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/44380	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28691	vdb entry
http://www.voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=11

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6576?: CVE-2008-6576 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-6576?: To fix CVE-2008-6576, 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-2008-6576 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-6576 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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