CVE-2008-3199
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMultiple unspecified vulnerabilities in ReSIProcate before 1.3.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via unknown network traffic with a large "bytes-in-memory/bytes-on-wire ratio."
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceReSIProcate before version 1.3.4 contains multiple unspecified vulnerabilities that allow remote attackers to cause denial of service through stack consumption. The attack involves sending network traffic with a large 'bytes-in-memory/bytes-on-wire ratio,' which triggers excessive stack allocation and exhausts resources.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 1.3.3= 1.3.0= 1.3.1= 1.3.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify ReSIProcate versionLocate the installed ReSIProcate software and check its version string. Common methods include: running 'resiprocate --version' or 'reTurn --version' if the command-line tools are available, checking the binary or library file properties, or reviewing package/installation metadata if installed via a package manager.Affected if The installed version is 1.3.0, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, or 1.3.3, or any version lower than 1.3.4.
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Confirm ReSIProcate SIP stack is in useDetermine whether the ReSIProcate implementation is actively running as a SIP proxy, registrar, redirect server, or user agent. Check for running processes such as 'resiprocate', 'reTurn', 'reConServer', or custom applications linking against the resiprocate stack library.Affected if ReSIProcate is deployed and processing SIP network traffic.
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Verify network exposure of SIP servicesReview firewall rules, network interface bindings, and service configuration to confirm whether the ReSIProcate SIP service is accessible over the network. Check listening ports (typically UDP/TCP 5060 for SIP, 3478 for STUN, or custom ports).Affected if The SIP service is reachable from network sources that could send malicious traffic.
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Assess ability to inspect trafficIf possible, verify that network traffic capture or logging is available to observe incoming SIP messages, which would be required to analyze for the bytes-in-memory/bytes-on-wire ratio anomaly described in the CVE.Affected if You need to be able to inspect SIP traffic to detect exploitation attempts.
You are affected if the installed ReSIProcate version is 1.3.3 or earlier AND the SIP stack is exposed to untrusted network traffic, since the vulnerability is triggered by specially crafted network messages with excessive memory-to-wire ratios.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade ReSIProcate to version 1.3.4 or later to remediate the vulnerability. If immediate upgrade is not feasible, consider network-level filtering or rate limiting to mitigate DoS risk.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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