CVE Published: 15/04/2020 |
CVE Updated: 08/11/2024 |
CVE Year: 2020 Source: cisco |
Vendor: Cisco |
Product: Cisco IP phone Status : PUBLISHED
CVE-2020-3161 Description
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.