The Nortel UNIStim IP Softphone 2050, IP Phone 1140E, and additional Nortel products from the IP Phone, Business Communications Manager (BCM), and other product lines allow remote attackers to eavesdrop on the physical environment via an Open Audio Stream message that enables "surveillance mode." NOTE: issues relating to a small ID number space can be leveraged to make this attack easier.
CVE-2007-5637
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 86.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 23, 2007
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (18)
- cve@mitrehttp://osvdb.org/41769
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/27234
- cve@mitrehttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3272
- cve@mitrehttp://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=654714
- cve@mitrehttp://www.csnc.ch/static/advisory/csnc/nortel_IP_phone_surveillance_mode_v1.0.txt
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482478/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26120
- cve@mitrehttp://www116.nortel.com/pub/repository/CLARIFY/DOCUMENT/2007/42/022870-01.pdf
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37255
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/41769
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27234
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3272
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=654714
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.csnc.ch/static/advisory/csnc/nortel_IP_phone_surveillance_mode_v1.0.txt
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482478/100/0/threaded
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-30679✓ verifiedFirst seen Oct 18, 2007
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