SB2017051803 - Denial of service in Cisco IP Phone 8851



SB2017051803 - Denial of service in Cisco IP Phone 8851

Published: May 18, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017051803
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6630)

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to cause DoS condition in the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error when processing an abnormal SIP message. A remote attacker can use the CANCEL packet to cause a disruption of service on the phone.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.