CVE-2008-2218: Buffer Overflow

First published: Wed May 14 2008(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

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