Nortel Multimedia Communication Server 5100 UFTP denial of service
| nortel-mcs-5100-uftp-dos (45751) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Nortel Multimedia Communication Server 5100 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by multiple implementation errors of the UNIStim File Transfer Protocol (UFTP). By sending specially-crafted UFTP messages with malicious "Connection Details" fields, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Nortel Multimedia Communication Server 5100 (3.5.9 or later), available from the NORTEL Web site. See References.
References:
- NORTEL BULLETIN ID: 2008009103, Rev 1: Nortel Response to VoIPshield VSRNT-2008-011 - MCS 5100 IPCM UFTP Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities.
- NORTEL Web site: Multimedia Communication Server 5100.
- VoIP Security Advisory, 2008-10-08: Nortel Multimedia Communications Server 5100 IP Client Manager UNIStim File Transfer Protocol - Connection Details.
- BID-31633: Nortel MCS 5100 UFTP Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- 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.
- SA32203: Nortel Multimedia Communication Server 5100 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2779: Nortel Multimedia Communication Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Nortel Multimedia Communication Server 5100 3.0.13
Reported:
Oct 08, 2008
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