CVE-2008-0531

Summary

CVECVE-2008-0531
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisco
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-02-15 02:00:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in Cisco Unified IP Phone 7940, 7940G, 7960, and 7960G running SIP firmware might allow remote SIP servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted challenge/response message.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cisco Skinny Client Control Protocol Sccp Firmware All All All All
Hardware Cisco Unified Ip Phone 7906g All All All
Hardware Cisco Unified Ip Phone 7911g All All All
Hardware Cisco Unified Ip Phone 7935 All All All
Hardware Cisco Unified Ip Phone 7936 All All All
Hardware Cisco Unified Ip Phone 7940 All All All
Hardware Cisco Unified Ip Phone 7940g All All All
Hardware Cisco Unified Ip Phone 7941g All All All
Hardware Cisco Unified Ip Phone 7960 All All All
Hardware Cisco Unified Ip Phone 7960g All All All
Hardware Cisco Unified Ip Phone 7961g All All All
Hardware Cisco Unified Ip Phone 7970g All All All
Hardware Cisco Unified Ip Phone 7971g All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Unified IP Phone SCCP and SIP Protocol Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Cisco Unified IP Phone Heap Overflow in Parsing SIP Proxy Responses Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Cisco Unified IP Phone Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco Security Advisory: Cisco Unified IP Phone Overflow and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities  [Products & Services] - Cisco Systems af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.cisco.com Patch
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Webmail- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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