Nortel CS1000 4.50 FTP Service denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Nortel CS1000 4.50. This affects an unknown function of the component FTP Service. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-6576. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nortel CS1000 4.50. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component FTP Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the "session limitation technique" in the FTP service on Nortel Communications Server 1000 (CS1K) 4.50.x, when running on VGMC or signaling nodes, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion and failed updates) via unknown vectors that causes consumption of all available sessions.

The weakness was presented 04/14/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-6576 since 04/01/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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 (41804), SecurityFocus (BID 28691†), OSVDB (44380†), Secunia (SA29747†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019845†). See VDB-47476, VDB-47475, VDB-47474 and VDB-47429 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/08/2008 🔍
04/11/2008 +3 days 🔍
04/14/2008 +3 days 🔍
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04/15/2008 +0 days 🔍
04/01/2009 +351 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2176 days 🔍
11/03/2018 +1327 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nortel-canada.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-6576 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6576
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47473
X-Force: 41804 - Nortel Communication Server FTP denial of service
SecurityFocus: 28691 - Nortel Networks Communication Server 1000 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29747 - Nortel Networks Communication Server Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 44380 - Nortel Networks Communication Server 1000 FTP Service Unspecified DoS
SecurityTracker: 1019845

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 11/03/2018 18:09
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (59), 11/03/2018 18:09 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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