CVE-2007-4455
Published Aug 22, 2007 · Updated Oct 23, 2026
Original summary
Normalized public record · Updated Oct 23, 2026
The SIP channel driver (chan_sip) in Asterisk Open Source 1.4.x before 1.4.11, AsteriskNOW before beta7, Asterisk Appliance Developer Kit 0.x before 0.8.0, and s800i (Asterisk Appliance) 1.x before 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a SIP dialog that causes a large number of history entries to be created.
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QFinch assessment
The SIP channel driver (chan_sip) in Asterisk Open Source 1.4.x before 1.4.11, AsteriskNOW before beta7, Asterisk Appliance Developer Kit 0.x before 0.8.0, and s800i (Asterisk Appliance) 1.x before 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a SIP dialog that causes a large number of history entries to be created.
Evidence: public source recordsAffected products
| Affected package, product or range | Fix status |
|---|---|
| Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions. | Consult source advisory |
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Remediation
Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.
- Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
- Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
- Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Evidence coverage
- SSVC priority
- LOW
- Confidence
- Not available
- Aliases
- None reported
Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.
Sources and record history
- 3047 ↗
- ADV-2007-2953 ↗
- downloads.digium.com ↗
- 25392 ↗
- 20070821 AST-2007-020: Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability in Asterisk SIP channel driver ↗
- asterisk-sip-dialoghistory-dos(36145) ↗
- 26553 ↗
- 1018595 ↗
Record history
Published Aug 22, 2007 · Last refreshed Oct 23, 2026