CVE-2008-0531
Heap-based buffer overflow in Cisco Unified IP Phone 7940, 7940G, 7960, and 7960G running SIP...
Heap-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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-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.
- Record
CVE-2008-0531- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-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.
- Record
CVE-2008-0531- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0541 No score
Heap-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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-0541- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2w9x-qwqq-9qpw No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in Cisco Unified IP Phone 7940, 7940G, 7960, and 7960G running SIP...
Heap-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.
- Record
GHSA-2w9x-qwqq-9qpw- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-0531 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Cisco Session Initiation Protocol \(sip\) Firmware, published February 15, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.89%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40498
cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080949c7a.shtml
securitytracker.com/id?1019411
securityfocus.com/bid/27774
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0543
secunia.com/advisories/28935
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0531
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2w9x-qwqq-9qpw