CVE-2008-6895
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 · unedited3CX Phone System 6.0.806.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (unstable service or crash) via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by vulnerability scans from Nessus or SAINT.
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 · low confidence3CX Phone System 6.0.806.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability allowing remote attackers to cause service instability or crashes via unspecified vectors. The vulnerability was identified through vulnerability scanner detection (Nessus/SAINT) and affects the phone system service availability.
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= 6.0.806.0CVSS 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
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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 3CX Phone System installationCheck for 3CX Phone System in installed programs (Windows Add/Remove Programs) or look for the 3CX installation directory (typically C:\Program Files\3CXPhoneSystem or C:\Program Files (x86)\3CXPhoneSystem).Affected if 3CX Phone System is not installed on the system.
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Identify installed versionLocate and read the version information from the 3CX Phone System installation. On Windows, right-click the executable (typically in the installation folder) and select Properties > Details to view the File Version, or check the About section in the 3CX management console.Affected if The installed version is exactly 6.0.806.0.
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Verify 3CX Phone System service is runningOpen Services (services.msc) and check for the 3CX Phone System service status, or run 'sc query 3CXPhoneSystem' from an elevated command prompt.Affected if The 3CX Phone System service is running on a system with version 6.0.806.0.
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Review vulnerability scan resultsIf Nessus, SAINT, or another vulnerability scanner has been run against this system, check the scan report for findings related to CVE-2008-6895 or 3CX Phone System DoS vulnerabilities.Affected if The vulnerability scanner reports a finding for CVE-2008-6895.
A system is affected only if 3CX Phone System version 6.0.806.0 is installed and the service is running, as this specific version is the only affected release.
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 dataUpgrade to the latest 3CX Phone System version or apply available patches; network segmentation may limit exposure until remediation is complete.
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- Review / QA1.0 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-2008-6895 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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