CVE-2008-6797

HIGH 7.8CVE-2008-6797 · Published 07/05/2009 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-6797 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting mitel nupoint messenger (mitel).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.7%, higher than 77.2% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
mitel nupoint messenger mitel	`= r11= r3`	No fix yet

Description

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.

References

kb.cert.org/vuls/id/576996 · US Government Resource
mitel.com/resources/NuPoint_and_Exchange.pdf · Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/34847

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