7.8
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2007-1561
Asterisk SOP Denial of Service
Description

The channel driver in Asterisk before 1.2.17 and 1.4.x before 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a SIP INVITE message with an SDP containing one valid and one invalid IP address.

INFO

Published Date :

March 21, 2007, 7:19 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-1561 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Digium asterisk
1 Asterisk asterisk
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
The Asterisk installation is vulnerable to a denial of service attack; upgrading to a patched version will resolve the issue.
  • Upgrade to the latest version of Asterisk.
  • If on an older version, consider upgrading to Asterisk 1.2.x.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-1561.

URL Resource
http://asterisk.org/node/48339
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=117432783011737&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/24564
http://secunia.com/advisories/24719
http://secunia.com/advisories/25582
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-01.xml
http://voipsa.org/pipermail/voipsec_voipsa.org/2007-March/002275.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1358
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_34_asterisk.html
http://www.osvdb.org/34479
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463434/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23031 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017794
http://www.sineapps.com/news.php?rssid=1707
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1039
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33068
http://asterisk.org/node/48339
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=117432783011737&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/24564
http://secunia.com/advisories/24719
http://secunia.com/advisories/25582
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-01.xml
http://voipsa.org/pipermail/voipsec_voipsa.org/2007-March/002275.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1358
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_34_asterisk.html
http://www.osvdb.org/34479
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463434/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23031 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017794
http://www.sineapps.com/news.php?rssid=1707
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1039
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33068
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-1561 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-1561 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-1561 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-1561 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://asterisk.org/node/48339
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=117432783011737&w=2
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24564
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24719
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25582
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-01.xml
    Added Reference http://voipsa.org/pipermail/voipsec_voipsa.org/2007-March/002275.html
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1358
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_34_asterisk.html
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/34479
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463434/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23031
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017794
    Added Reference http://www.sineapps.com/news.php?rssid=1707
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1039
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33068
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/463434/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463434/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/33068 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33068 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation Asterisk anterior al 1.2.17 y 1.4.x anterior al 1.4.2 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (caída) mediante un mensaje SIP INVITE con un SDP que contiene una dirección IP válida y otra no válida.
    Added Translation El controlador del canal en Asterisk en versiones anteriores a 1.2.17 y 1.4.x en versiones anteriores a 1.4.2 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (caída) a través de un mensaje SIP INVITE con un SDP que contiene una dirección IP válida y otra no válida.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=full-disclosure&m=117432783011737&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=117432783011737&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 22, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

17.85 }} 2.47%

score

0.94831

percentile