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Cisco IP Phone Session Initiation Protocol Denial of Service (CVE-2007-4459)

🗓️ 04 Dec 2024 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Cisco IP Phone vulnerable to denial of service via specific invalid SIP messages rebooting device.

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
Cisco
Cisco IP Phone Session Initiation Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability
21 Aug 200720:30
cisco
CVE
CVE-2007-4459
21 Aug 200721:00
cve
Cvelist
CVE-2007-4459
21 Aug 200721:00
cvelist
NVD
CVE-2007-4459
21 Aug 200721:17
nvd
Prion
Code injection
21 Aug 200721:17
prion
Prion
Code injection
18 Dec 200701:46
prion
Tenable Nessus
Cisco IP Phone Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CVE-2007-5583)
4 Dec 202400:00
nessus
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##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
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  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/04/21");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2007-4459");

  script_name(english:"Cisco IP Phone Session Initiation Protocol Denial of Service (CVE-2007-4459)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"Cisco IP Phone 7940 and 7960 with P0S3-08-6-00 firmware, and other SIP
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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.

This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
Please visit https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-ot for more information.");
# http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-August/065401.html
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# http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-August/065402.html
# script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?e826c376");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/26547");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3042");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://securitytracker.com/id?1018591");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20070821-sip.shtml");
# script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.osvdb.org/36695");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25378");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2928");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36125");
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# script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?f5495c26");
# http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-August/065402.html
# script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?e826c376");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/26547");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3042");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://securitytracker.com/id?1018591");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20070821-sip.shtml");
# script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.osvdb.org/36695");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25378");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2928");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36125");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Refer to the vendor advisory.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2007-4459");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(20);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2007/08/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2007/08/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/12/04");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/h:cisco:voip_phone_cp-7940:3.0:p0s3-08-6-00_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/h:cisco:voip_phone_cp-7940:3.1:p0s3-08-6-00_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/h:cisco:voip_phone_cp-7940:3.2:p0s3-08-6-00_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/h:cisco:voip_phone_cp-7940:8.6:p0s3-08-6-00_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/h:cisco:voip_phone_cp-7940::p0s3-08-6-00_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/h:cisco:voip_phone_cp-7960::p0s3-08-6-00_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"former");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Tenable.ot");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2024-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("tenable_ot_api_integration.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Tenable.ot/Cisco");

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}


include('tenable_ot_cve_funcs.inc');

get_kb_item_or_exit('Tenable.ot/Cisco');

var asset = tenable_ot::assets::get(vendor:'Cisco');

var vuln_cpes = {
    "cpe:/h:cisco:voip_phone_cp-7940::p0s3-08-6-00_firmware" :
        {"versionEndIncluding" : "8.70", "family" : "CiscoIPPhones"},
    "cpe:/h:cisco:voip_phone_cp-7940:3.0:p0s3-08-6-00_firmware" :
        {"versionEndIncluding" : "3.0", "versionStartIncluding" : "3.0", "family" : "CiscoIPPhones"},
    "cpe:/h:cisco:voip_phone_cp-7940:3.1:p0s3-08-6-00_firmware" :
        {"versionEndIncluding" : "3.1", "versionStartIncluding" : "3.1", "family" : "CiscoIPPhones"},
    "cpe:/h:cisco:voip_phone_cp-7940:3.2:p0s3-08-6-00_firmware" :
        {"versionEndIncluding" : "3.2", "versionStartIncluding" : "3.2", "family" : "CiscoIPPhones"},
    "cpe:/h:cisco:voip_phone_cp-7940:8.6:p0s3-08-6-00_firmware" :
        {"versionEndIncluding" : "8.6", "versionStartIncluding" : "8.6", "family" : "CiscoIPPhones"},
    "cpe:/h:cisco:voip_phone_cp-7960::p0s3-08-6-00_firmware" :
        {"versionEndIncluding" : "8.70", "family" : "CiscoIPPhones"}
};

tenable_ot::cve::compare_and_report(asset:asset, cpes:vuln_cpes, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);

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21 Apr 2026 00:00Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 27.1
EPSS0.13989
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