Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX 5.0 Session Initiation Protocol INVITE Message memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX 5.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component Session Initiation Protocol. The manipulation as part of INVITE Message results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2003-1108. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX 5.0. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Session Initiation Protocol. The manipulation as part of a INVITE Message leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) implementation in Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise 5.0 Lx allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted INVITE messages, as demonstrated by the OUSPG PROTOS c07-sip test suite.

The weakness was released 12/31/2003 with Oulu University Secure Programming Group as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-1108 since 03/11/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43089 (Cisco Router SIP INVITE Message Parsing Denial of Service).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11379), SecurityFocus (BID 6904†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2801†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-21097, VDB-21098, VDB-21099 and VDB-21100. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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OpenVAS ID: 11964
OpenVAS Name: SIP Express Router Missing To in ACK DoS
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12/31/2003 +313 days 🔍
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08/22/2014 +3451 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Organization: Oulu University Secure Programming Group
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-1108 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1108
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21096

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X-Force: 11379 - Multiple vendor SIP INVITE message handling issues discovered using the PROTOS C07-SIP Test-Suite
SecurityFocus: 6904
Vulnerability Center: 2801

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/22/2014 13:19
Updated: 07/20/2025 01:21
Changes: 08/22/2014 13:19 (56), 06/15/2018 08:16 (5), 06/22/2024 03:36 (17), 12/15/2024 23:06 (2), 07/20/2025 01:21 (2)
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