CVE Published: 10/06/2016 |
CVE Updated: 05/08/2024 |
CVE Year: 2016 Source: cisco |
Vendor: Cisco |
Product: Cisco IP Phones Status : PUBLISHED
CVE-2016-1421 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.