Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerability in Cisco IP Phone Web Application

CVE-2016-1421 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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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