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
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.86%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.5.8.3
- ≤ 4.0.25.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.86% (0.01856) | 78.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.86% (0.01856) | 76.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.30% (0.01297) | 78.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.24% (0.03236) | 91.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 11, 2023 | 3.90% (0.03900) | 90.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.62% (0.03623) | 90.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30038 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=719698 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28994 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019957 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1404/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42115 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30038 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=719698 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28994 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019957 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1404/references | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42115 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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