CVE-2008-6575
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in the SIP server in SIP Enablement Services (SES) in Avaya Communication Manager 3.1.x and 4.x allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via unknown vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceDenial of service vulnerability in Avaya Communication Manager's SIP Enablement Services (SES) allows remote authenticated users to cause excessive resource consumption via unspecified vectors in the SIP server component.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 3.1= 3.1.1= 3.1.2= 3.1.3= 3.1.4= 3.1.5= 4.0= 4.0.1= 4.0.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Avaya Communication Manager installationCheck system for Avaya Communication Manager by reviewing installed software packages or checking for Avaya binaries in typical installation directories (e.g., /opt/avaya, C:\Avaya, or vendor-specific paths). Use command 'ls /opt/avaya' on Unix or check Programs and Features on Windows if accessible.Affected if Avaya Communication Manager software is present on the system
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Identify installed CM versionRun version check command specific to Avaya CM - typically via 'version' command in CM admin interface, or check /etc/ release files, or review Avaya license/management interface for CM version information.Affected if Installed version matches 3.1, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.1.5, 4.0, 4.0.1, or 4.0.3
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Verify SIP Enablement Services (SES) is enabledCheck CM configuration for SIP Enablement Services status - typically via CM administration interface under Server or Telephony Services settings, or check for ses daemon/process running on the system.Affected if SES component is loaded and active on the server
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Confirm SES network exposureCheck if SIP ports (typically UDP/TCP 5060 and 5061) are listening on network interfaces accessible to remote users. Use 'netstat -an | grep 5060' or similar network scanning tools to identify exposed SIP listeners.Affected if SIP ports are open and reachable from network, allowing remote authenticated access
A user is affected if Avaya Communication Manager versions 3.1.x or 4.0.x are installed with SIP Enablement Services enabled and exposed to the network where remote authenticated users can send SIP requests.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply available vendor patches for Avaya Communication Manager 3.1.x and 4.x; if patches unavailable, restrict SES access to essential authenticated users only and implement network-level rate limiting on SIP ports.
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- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2008-6575 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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