SIPp through 3.7.7 contains a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in createAuthHeader() when processing SIP authentication challenges with oversized algorithm parameters. A malicious SIP server can send a crafted 401 or 407 challenge to corrupt the stack and crash the client process.
https://github.com/SIPp/sipp/pull/880
https://github.com/SIPp/sipp/commit/1d4a5622bea34d0b5cdff333e6b5734608e30af7
https://github.com/SIPp/sipp/blob/v3.7.7/src/auth.cpp#L183-L192
Published: 2026-09-13
Updated: 2026-09-13
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity: High
Base Score: 8.7
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: High