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CVE-2008-5871

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2009-01-08 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-255

Description

Nortel Multimedia Communication Server (MSC) 5100 3.0.13 does not verify credentials during call placement, which allows remote attackers to spoof and redirect VoIP calls, possibly related to the snoop command.

Affected products

• Nortel Multimedia Communication Server 5100: 3.0.13

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/32203
• http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=775223
• http://voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=119
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31640
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2779
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45752
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32203
• http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=775223
• http://voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=119
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31640
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2779
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45752

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