Memory corruption in Cisco IP Phones
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco IP Phones | 11.7(1) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco IP Phones VendorCisco Affected 11.7(1) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-1421
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-25qv-8m5r-8645
References
More Cisco Ip Phone 8800 Series Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-00420 Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series Arbitrary Script Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2015-05344 The encryption-processing feature in Cisco libSRTP before 1.5.3 allows remote attackers… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-01366 Cisco IP Phone 8800 devices with software 11.0(1) allow remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-01294 CISCO IP 8800 phones with software 11.0.1 and earlier allow local users to gain… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-09081 Command injection in Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.7
- TI-2016-01323 Cisco 8800 phones with software 11.0(1) do not properly enforce mounted-filesystem… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.0
Sources
- CVE-2016-1421 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-1421 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-25qv-8m5r-8645 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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