CVE-2008-4999
HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 3.8%EU EUVD
Nortel Networks UNIStim IP Phone 0604DAS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long ping packet ("ping of death"). NOTE: this issue could not be reproduced by a third party, who tested it on 0604DAD. In addition, the original researcher was not able to reliably reproduce the issue.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 3.8% (90th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-4978)
- Published
- November 7, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4978 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- nortel / unistim ip phone
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4568
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488782/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488801/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488803/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28004
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40993
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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