Vulnerability · Published Aug 12, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-16139
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the affected software. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 79.8% (higher than 99.6% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit, Nuclei.
Official description
A denial-of-service in Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G 1-4-4-0 through 1-4-5-7 allows attackers restart the device remotely through sending specially crafted packets. 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
- http://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