CVE-2007-5637

Public Exploit

Description

The Nortel UNIStim IP Softphone 2050, IP Phone 1140E, and additional Nortel products from the IP Phone, Business Communications Manager (BCM), and other product lines allow remote attackers to eavesdrop on the physical environment via an Open Audio Stream message that enables "surveillance mode." NOTE: issues relating to a small ID number space can be leveraged to make this attack easier.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.67% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37255 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/41769 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27234 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.csnc.ch/static/advisory/csnc/nortel_IP_phone_surveillance_mode_v1.0.txt
http://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2007/42/022870-01.pdf
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=654714 patch
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3272 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482478/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26120 exploit vdb entry patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5637?
CVE-2007-5637 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5637?
To fix CVE-2007-5637, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-5637 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5637 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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