| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Nortel UNIStim IP Phone 0604das. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-4999. Moreover, an exploit is present.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Nortel UNIStim IP Phone 0604das (IP Phone Software). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was disclosed 11/07/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-4999 since 11/07/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40993), Exploit-DB (31306) and SecurityFocus (BID 28004†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
Website
- Vendor: http://www.nortel-canada.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8
VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.8
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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ATT&CK: 🔍
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
02/26/2008 🔍11/07/2008 🔍
11/07/2008 🔍
11/07/2008 🔍
03/17/2015 🔍
12/03/2024 🔍
Sources
Vendor: nortel-canada.comAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2008-4999 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4999
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44937
X-Force: 40993 - Nortel IP Phone Ping denial of service
SecurityFocus: 28004 - Nortel UNIStim IP Phone Remote Ping Denial of Service Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 12/03/2024 16:10
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (47), 11/28/2017 07:04 (6), 12/03/2024 16:10 (25)
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Cache ID: 216:D84:103
Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
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