Cisco Unified IP Phone 7900 Improper Input Validation (CVE-2012-5445)

medium Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 502089

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The kernel in Cisco Native Unix (CNU) on Cisco Unified IP Phone 7900 series devices (aka TNP phones) with software before 9.3.1-ES10 does not properly validate unspecified system calls, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory overwrite) via a crafted binary.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 502089

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 3/18/2024

Updated: 3/18/2024

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-5445

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/h:cisco:unified_ip_phone_7900_series

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Cisco

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/28/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/28/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-5445

CWE: 20

Detections

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