Buffer overflow in sethdlc.c in the Asterisk Zaptel 1.4.5.1 might allow local users to…
Priority LOW 21CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Buffer overflow in sethdlc.c in the Asterisk Zaptel 1.4.5.1 might allow local users to gain privileges via a long device name (interface name) in the ifr_name field. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating that the application requires root access, so privilege boundaries are not crossed
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00355 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5690
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9phc-ffmq-gxh2
References
More asterisk Zaptel vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-05450 Array index error in the dahdi/tor2.c driver in Zaptel (aka DAHDI) 1.4.11 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2008-05136 Array index error in the (1) torisa.c and (2) dahdi/tor2.c drivers in Zaptel (aka DAHDI)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2007-5690 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-5690 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9phc-ffmq-gxh2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2007-5690 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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