CVE-2008-5872
HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 1.9%EU EUVD
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.
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
- 1.9% (80th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-5842)
- Published
- January 8, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5842 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- nortel / multimedia communication server 5100
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32203(Vendor Advisory)
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=774845(Vendor Advisory)
- http://voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=120
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31633
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2779
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45751
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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