CVE-2007-5639: High severity Nortel Ip Audio Conference Phone 2033 vulnerability

Published Oct 23, 2007
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Updated

The Nortel UNIStim IP Softphone 2050, IP Phone 1140E, and other Nortel IP Phone, Mobile Voice Client, and WLAN Handsets products allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device hang) via a flood of Mute and UnMute messages that have a spoofed source IP address for the Signaling Server.

Affected Software

15 affected components
Nortel Ip Audio Conference Phone 2033
Nortel Ip Phone 1110
Nortel Ip Phone 1120e
Nortel IP Phone 1140E
Nortel Ip Phone 1150e
Nortel Ip Phone 2001
Nortel Ip Phone 2002
Nortel Ip Phone 2004
Nortel Wlan Handset 2210
Nortel Wlan Handset 2211
Nortel Wlan Handset 2212
Nortel Wlan Handset 6120
Nortel Wlan Handset 6140
Nortel IP Softphone 2050
Nortel Mobile Voice Client 2050

Event History

Oct 23, 2007
CVE Published
05:46 PM
Data Sourced
05:46 PM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:00 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5639?

CVE-2007-5639 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.

2

How does CVE-2007-5639 affect Nortel devices?

CVE-2007-5639 allows attackers to cause a denial of service by flooding Nortel devices with spoofed mute and unmute messages.

3

What Nortel products are affected by CVE-2007-5639?

CVE-2007-5639 affects the Nortel IP Softphone 2050, the Mobile Voice Client 2050, and certain WLAN Handsets.

4

How can I mitigate CVE-2007-5639?

To mitigate CVE-2007-5639, implement firewall rules that filter out the flood of mute and unmute messages from untrusted sources.

5

Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-5639?

There is no specific patch mentioned for CVE-2007-5639, but it is advisable to check with Nortel for any firmware updates or recommendations.

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