CVE-2008-5872 describes multiple unspecified vulnerabilities within the UNIStim File Transfer Protocol (UFTP) processing of Nortel Multimedia Communication Server (MSC) 5100 3.0.13's IP Client Manager (IPCM). Remote attackers can exploit these flaws by sending crafted UFTP messages, such as those with negative block sizes or malformed Connection Details values, leading to a denial of service and device outage. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, resulting in a complete loss of availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nortel:multimedia_communication_server_5100:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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