CVE-2007-5583 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 5.99% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-12-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cisco | ip phone 7940 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Cisco Phone 7940 - Remote Denial of Service | 2007-12-05 |
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-December/058837.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-December/058932.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Dec/0196.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26711
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019059
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38853
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4692
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-December/058837.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-December/058932.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Dec/0196.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26711
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019059
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38853
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4692
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