NULL Pointer DereferenceWeakness · CWE-476

CVE-2026-0710

HIGH · 8.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-01-23
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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89/100
Remediation priority · High
No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
A flaw was found in SIPp. A remote attacker could exploit this by sending specially crafted Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) messages during an active call. This vulnerability, a NULL pointer dereference, can cause the application to crash, leading to a denial of service. Under specific conditions, it may also allow an attacker to execute unauthorized code, compromising the system's integrity and availability.

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 confidence

SIPp contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in its SIP message parsing logic. A remote attacker can send specially crafted SIP messages during an active call to trigger the vulnerability, causing application crash (denial of service). Under specific conditions, this may also allow arbitrary code execution.

MitigationApply vendor patches when available. In the interim, restrict SIPp exposure to trusted networks and implement rate limiting on SIP message processing to reduce attack surface.

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CVSS 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
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify SIPp installation
    Run command: which sipp or dpkg -l | grep sipp or rpm -qa | grep sipp to locate the SIPp binary
    Affected if SIPp is not installed on the system, the vulnerability does not apply
  2. Determine SIPp version
    Run command: sipp -v or sipp --version to retrieve the installed version number
    Affected if The installed version falls within an affected range (prior to patch) - compare your version to the fixed release from your vendor
  3. Verify SIPp service exposure
    Check running processes: ps aux | grep sipp and inspect network listeners: netstat -tlnp | grep sipp or ss -tlnp | grep sipp to see if SIPp is bound to any network interface
    Affected if SIPp is actively listening on network interfaces (especially public/exposed IPs), making it reachable for remote attack
  4. Confirm SIP message handling is enabled
    Review SIPp startup scripts or configuration files (typically in /etc/sipp/, /opt/sipp/, or alongside the binary) for scenarios that enable SIP message parsing such as running as a server (-sn option) or handling incoming calls
    Affected if SIPp is configured to process incoming SIP messages or handle call scenarios, enabling the vulnerable parsing code path

If SIPp is installed with an unpatched version listening on network interfaces and configured to handle SIP traffic, the environment is potentially affected by this CVE.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor patches when available. In the interim, restrict SIPp exposure to trusted networks and implement rate limiting on SIP message processing to reduce attack surface.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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