CVE-2008-2218

high

Description

Buffer overflow in the Multimedia PC Client in Nortel Multimedia Communication Server (MCS) before Maintenance Release 3.5.8.3 and 4.0.25.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a flood of "extraneous" messages, as demonstrated by the Nessus "Generic flood" denial of service plugin.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42115

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1404/references

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019957

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28994

http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=719698

http://secunia.com/advisories/30038

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-05-14

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01297