CVE-2020-3161
Cisco IP Phones Web Server Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerability
Cisco IP Phones Web Server Remote Code Execution and Denial-of-Service Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Required action
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CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3161
Description
A vulnerability in the web server for Cisco IP Phones could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute code with root privileges or cause a reload of an affected IP phone, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to a lack of proper input validation of HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the web server of a targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to remotely execute code with root privileges or cause a reload of an affected IP phone, resulting in a DoS condition.
Severity
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAffected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco IP phone | n/a |
References
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