CVE-2007-2270 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service by sending a SIP INVITE request with a specific character in the From header.

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-2007-2270?

CVE-2007-2270 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Apr 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Linksys SPA941 VoIP Phone allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reboot) via a 0377 (0xff) character in the From header, and possibly certain other locations, in a SIP INVITE request.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2270?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linksys Spa941.

How do I fix CVE-2007-2270?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2270 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2007-2270 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-2270 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mg8p-xrp5-m4fh.

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