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CVE-2020-3161Cisco IP Phones Web Server Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the web server 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 is due to a lack of proper input validation of HTTP requests. 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.

9.8 CRITICALEPSS 83.85%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed

Overview

Severity

ScoreSeverityVersionVector String
9.8CRITICAL3.1NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8CRITICAL3.0cisco (CNA)CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
10.0HIGH2.0NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CISA required action

⚡ Known exploited · remediation due May 3, 2022

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Details

CVE ID
CVE-2020-3161
Status
Analyzed
Assigner (CNA)
cisco
Published
Apr 15, 2020
Last modified
2026-06-17 03:17 UTC
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