CVE-2016-1421 Information

Description

A vulnerability in the web application 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 exists because the affected software fails to check the bounds of input data. 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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160609-ipp https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160609-ipp https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-24

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.5