CVE-2008-2218
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.
Published:May 14, 2008
Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
EPS:May 14, 2008
EPSS Score:0.01297
CVSS Score:5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Nortel
Product
Multimedia Communications Server
Nortel
Multimedia Communications Server
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
