CVE-2026-90779 json
SIPp through 3.7.7 Stack Buffer Overflow via createAuthHeader Algorithm Parameter
published 2026-09-13 57 d ago modified 2026-09-24 45 d ago also EUVD-2026-77003
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- github.com/SIPp/sipp@1d4a562 commit
- github.com/SIPp/sipp#880 pull request
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-90779 updated cvss 7.5
SIPp: SIPp: Denial of Service via oversized SIP authentication challenge parameters
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 55 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | 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 |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- SIPp sipp
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
References
-
github.com
/SIPp/sipp/pull/880
patch, issue-tracking
-
github.com
/SIPp/sipp/commit/1d4a5622bea34d0b5cdff333e6b5734608e30af7
patch
-
github.com
/SIPp/sipp/blob/v3.7.7/src/auth.cpp#L183-L192
technical-description
-
github.com
/SIPp/sipp
product
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vulncheck.com
/advisories/sipp-through-3.7.7-stack-buffer-overflow-via-createauthheader-algorithm-parameter
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-90779
- NVD CVE-2026-90779
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