Cisco IP Phones Web Application Buffer Overflow (CVE-2016-1421)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 502116

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

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.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 502116

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 3/18/2024

Updated: 4/19/2024

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-1421

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ip_phone_7811_firmware, cpe:/o:cisco:ip_phone_7821_firmware, cpe:/o:cisco:ip_phone_7841_firmware, cpe:/o:cisco:ip_phone_7861_firmware, cpe:/o:cisco:ip_phone_8811_firmware, cpe:/o:cisco:ip_phone_8841_firmware, cpe:/o:cisco:ip_phone_8845_firmware, cpe:/o:cisco:ip_phone_8851_firmware, cpe:/o:cisco:ip_phone_8861_firmware, cpe:/o:cisco:ip_phone_8865_firmware, cpe:/o:cisco:ip_phone_8821_firmware

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Cisco

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/10/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-1421

CWE: 119

Detections

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