National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-6797
Original release date:05/07/2009
Last revised:05/08/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The server in Mitel NuPoint Messenger R11 and R3 sends usernames and passwords in cleartext to Exchange servers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.9
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#576996
Name: VU#576996
External Source: BID
Name: 34847
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.mitel.com/resources/NuPoint_and_Exchange.pdf
Type: Advisory
