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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-27507

The Kamailio SIP before 5.5.0 server mishandles INVITE requests with duplicated fields and overlength tag, leading to a buffer overflow that crashes the server or possibly have unspecified other impact.

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CVE-2020-27507
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31 Oct 2026, 12:36 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-27507

core-osv · Original source

Published 15 Mar 2023, 20:15 UTC

The Kamailio SIP before 5.5.0 server mishandles INVITE requests with duplicated fields and overlength tag, leading to a buffer overflow that crashes the server or possibly have unspecified other impact.

osv:CVE-2020-27507
Complete source record
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