CVE-2007-3438

Buffer overflow in the SIP header parsing module in the Nortel PC Client SIP Soft Phone 4.1 3.5.208[20051015] allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed message, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3361.

Published: 2007-06-27 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-3438 is rated Moderate Risk (62.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.99%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-3438

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-13 3.61% 3.99% +0.38%
2 2025-07-22 3.31% 3.61% +0.29%
3 2025-03-30 3.31%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-3438

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-3438

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-3438

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nortel sip_softphone 4.13.5.208 cpe:2.3:a:nortel:sip_softphone:4.13.5.208:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-3438

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