CVE-2007-1542

5.0 MEDIUM 9% exploit odds No fix listed Denial of service Device

What it is

Unspecified vulnerability in the Cisco IP Phone 7940 and 7960 running firmware before POS8-6-0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via the Remote-Party-ID sipURI field in a SIP INVITE request. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 9.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2007-03-20 22:19 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 22:37 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 9.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 5.0 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2007-03-20 22:19 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 22:37 UTC
Exploit probability: 9.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Modified

Affected

Cisco 7940 Router
Cisco 7960 Router

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 5.0

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: Partial

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record