CVE-2006-0738 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in eStara SIP softphone by sending malicious SIP INVITE requests with format string specifiers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0738?
CVE-2006-0738 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Feb 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in eStara SIP softphone allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via SIP INVITE requests with format string specifiers in the SDP session description, as demonstrated using (1) the field name, (2) the o field (owner/creator and session identifier), or (3) the m field (media name and transport address).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0738?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Estara Softphone.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0738?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0738 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-0738 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-0738 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w77f-7cjw-q58r.