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TI-2008-02130 Aliases CVE-2008-2218GHSA-3p3q-w36v-m4vj

Buffer overflow in the Multimedia PC Client in Nortel Multimedia Communication Server…

Priority LOW 27CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01856 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nortel:multimedia_communications_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.5.8.3; up to 4.0.25.3VulnerableNortel
  • cpe:2.3:a:nortel:multimedia_communications_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.5.8.3; up to 4.0.25.3 Vulnerable ·Nortel

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2218
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3p3q-w36v-m4vj

References

Other 2

Sources

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