CVE-2007-4459
HIGHEPSS 96th pctlDescription
Cisco IP Phone 7940 and 7960 with P0S3-08-6-00 firmware, and other SIP firmware before 8.7(0), allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reboot) via (1) a certain sequence of 10 invalid SIP INVITE and OPTIONS messages; or (2) a certain invalid SIP INVITE message that contains a remote tag, followed by a certain set of two related SIP OPTIONS messages.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-August/065401.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-August/065402.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26547
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3042
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018591
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20070821-sip.shtml
- http://www.osvdb.org/36695
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25378
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2928
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36125
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.