# CVE-2021-43611: Denial of service in n/a

> A crafted SIP From header can crash applications using the Belle-sip library, causing a denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Nov 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9g8w-v7c9-68v9

## What is CVE-2021-43611?

CVE-2021-43611 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Nov 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Belledonne Belle-sip before 5.0.20 can crash applications such as Linphone via " \ " in the display name of a From header.

Weakness: CWE-404 (Improper Resource Shutdown or Release)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-43611?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linphone Belle-Sip.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-43611?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-43611 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-43611 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-43611 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-43610](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43610/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-33056](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33056/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-43611 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-43611 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Nov 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-43611 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43611/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43611/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-43611
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43611
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-43611

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43611/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.