CVE-2007-5583 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Cisco IP Phones by sending malformed SIP INVITE transactions without a username.
- 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-2007-5583?
CVE-2007-5583 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Dec 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco IP Phone 7940 with firmware P0S3-08-7-00 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ("486 Busy" responses or device reboot) via a sequence of SIP INVITE transactions in which the Request-URI lacks a user name, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-4459.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5583?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ip Phone 7940.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5583?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5583 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-2007-5583 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-5583 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as CVE-2007-6370, GHSA-mp26-cr2x-v76m.