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CVE-2020-3161 · netVigilance record NV21-0144

Cisco IP Phones Web Server Remote Code Execution and Denial-of-Service

past due

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA deadline 2022-05-03 · passed 4 years 4 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA

What happened

Cisco IP Phones contain an improper input validation vulnerability for HTTP requests. Exploitation could allow an attacker to execute code remotely with root privileges or cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

Who is affected

Cisco Cisco IP Phones. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.

Weakness class: CWE-20.

Timeline

  1. Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
  2. CISA remediation deadlinepassed 4 years 4 months ago

Sources