Vulnerability · Published Aug 12, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-16138
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 21.4% (higher than 98% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit.
Official description
A denial-of-service issue in Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G 1-4-4-0 through 1-4-5-7 allows attackers to remotely disable the device until it is power cycled. Note: We cannot prove this vulnerability exists. Out of an abundance of caution, this CVE is being assigned to better serve our customers and ensure all who are still running this product understand that the product is end of life and should be removed or upgraded. For more information on this, and how to upgrade, refer to the CVE’s reference information
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158819/Cisco-7937G-Denial-Of-Service.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.blacklanternsecurity.com/2020-08-07-Cisco-Unified-IP-Conference-Station-7937G/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/collaboration-endpoints/unified-ip-phone-7940g/end_of_life_notice_c51-729487.html x_refsource_MISC