CVE-2008-5872 — Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the UNIStim File Transfer Protocol (UFTP) processing in IP Client Manager (IPCM) in Nortel Multimedia Communication Server (MSC) 5100 3.0.13 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device outage) via a UFTP message that has a negative block size or other crafted Connection Details values

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Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the UNIStim File Transfer Protocol (UFTP) processing in IP Client Manager (IPCM) in Nortel Multimedia Communication Server (MSC) 5100 3.0.13 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device outage) via a UFTP message that has a negative block size or other crafted Connection Details values

Published Jan 8, 2009

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.92%

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the UNIStim File Transfer Protocol (UFTP) processing in IP Client Manager (IPCM) in Nortel Multimedia Communication Server (MSC) 5100 3.0.13 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device outage) via a UFTP message that has a negative block size or other crafted Connection Details values.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.92% 0.01916

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01916

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	1.92% (0.01916)	79.11th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.92% (0.01916)	77.11th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	2.15% (0.02150)	83.08th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	2.46% (0.02457)	90.43th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 7, 2024	2.46% (0.02457)	89.96th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	2.28% (0.02279)	87.90th	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)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

References (6)

http://secunia.com/advisories/32203
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=774845
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=120
x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31633
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2779
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45751
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32203		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=774845		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=120		x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31633		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2779		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45751		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jan 8, 2009

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Jan 8, 2009

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CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

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Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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