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CVE-2007-1306Asterisk Vulnerability

Asterisk 1.4 before 1.4.1 and 1.2 before 1.2.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) packet without a URI and SIP-version header, which results in a NULL pointer dereference.

Published Mar 7, 2007 · Updated Aug 4, 2026 · Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1306, DSA-1358-1

Key Facts

Patch immediately
  • CVE-2007-1306 is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8 v2) affecting Asterisk (Digium).
  • It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. Public exploit code is available.
  • EPSS estimates a 21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
  • Fixed versions are available, including Asterisk 1:1.0.7.dfsg.1-2sarge5, Asterisk 1:1.2.13~dfsg-2etch1, Asterisk 1:1.2.16~dfsg-1.
  • Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because public exploit code exists for a high-severity flaw.

Scores

CVSS v2

7.8

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

21%

Higher than 97.5% of all scored CVEs

Exploit maturity

Proof of concept

ATLAS score

40/100

Publication score, see How it works

Exploitation Verdict

KEV listed

Not listed

Federal due date

None

No federal due date

Ransomware use

Not reported

Attributed actors

None named

Exploit & Defence Guidance

Exploit maturity

Proof of concept

Public exploit code

1

Proof-of-concept links

In-the-wild evidence

0

Reports of active use

Advisories And Exploit References

Description

Asterisk 1.4 before 1.4.1 and 1.2 before 1.2.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) packet without a URI and SIP-version header, which results in a NULL pointer dereference.

Affected Products

24 affected entries in total
ProductAffected versionsFixed in
AsteriskDigium1.2.0_beta1, 1.2.0_beta2, 1.2.10, 1.2.11, 1.2.12, 1.2.12.1, 1.2.13, 1.2.141:1.2.16~dfsg-1

Patched Releases

Asterisk

1:1.0.7.dfsg.1-2sarge5, 1:1.2.13~dfsg-2etch1, 1:1.2.16~dfsg-1

Timeline

  1. Publicly disclosed

    Mar 7, 2007

  2. Last updated

    Aug 4, 2026

References

12 more references in the full CVE brief

FAQ

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Figures as of Oct 19, 2026. Compiled by Brandefense technologies from public vulnerability catalogs; scoring as described in How it works.

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