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01 Record

CVE-2020-27507

The Kamailio SIP before 5.5.0 server mishandles INVITE requests with duplicated fields and overlength tag, leading to a buffer overflow that crashes the server or possibly have unspecified other

CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score9.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

02 Description

The Kamailio SIP before 5.5.0 server mishandles INVITE requests with duplicated fields and overlength tag, leading to a buffer overflow that crashes the server or possibly have unspecified other

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
  • AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
1.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 67.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2023-03-15 00:00Z3 YR AGO
Last updated
2025-02-27 18:37Z1 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-10-21
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Critical (CVSS 9.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')Base
Data version
5.1
Document digest
e0e8f8314ed6dd8d1b837ea26c0ab3fcc75dca36dd2e9b259152876ee6529c0b

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
kamailiokamailioNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • kamailio
    Fixed in 5.4.2-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • kamailio
    Fixed in 5.4.2-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • kamailio
    Fixed in 5.4.2-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS

  • kamailio
    Fixed in 4.3.4-1.1ubuntu2.1+esm1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS

  • kamailio
    Fixed in 5.1.2-1ubuntu2+esm1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS

  • kamailio
    Fixed in 5.3.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.