CVE-2008-3157

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Published Jul 11, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:nortel:sip_multimedia_pc_client:4.0::mcs5100:::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nortel:sip_multimedia_pc_client:4.0::mcs5200:::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-3147	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.416% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Nortel Sip Multimedia Pc Client

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:28 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 11, 2008, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:28 AM
Reserved: Jul 11, 2008, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:55 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 11, 2008, 10:41 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:55 PM

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