CVE-2008-6576

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-04-01 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

Nortel Cs1000: 4.50

References

http://osvdb.org/44380
http://secunia.com/advisories/29747
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019845
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=713455
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28691
http://www.voipshield.com/research-details.php?id=11
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41804
http://osvdb.org/44380
http://secunia.com/advisories/29747
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019845
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=713455
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28691

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