CVE-2008-0531

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.

Published: 2008-02-14 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0531 is rated High Risk (68.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.89%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.36% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0531

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 2026-06-15 1.53% 2.89% +1.36%
2 2025-03-30 2.64% 1.53% -1.11%
3 2025-03-29 2.64%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0531

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0531

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2008-0531

Solution: Patch requires login

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0531

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco skinny_client_control_protocol_\(sccp\)_firmware cpe:2.3:a:cisco:skinny_client_control_protocol_\(sccp\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco session_initiation_protocol_\(sip\)_firmware cpe:2.3:a:cisco:session_initiation_protocol_\(sip\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0531

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