CVE-2005-2181

Description

Cisco 7940/7960 Voice over IP (VoIP) phones do not properly check the Call-ID, branch, and tag values in a NOTIFY message to verify a subscription, which allows remote attackers to spoof messages such as the "Messages waiting" message.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.36%
Vendor Advisory tele-consulting.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2005/Jul/1014406.html vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112067698624686&w=2 mailing list
http://pentest.tele-consulting.com/advisories/05_07_06_voip-phones.txt broken link vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21260 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2181?
CVE-2005-2181 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2181?
To fix CVE-2005-2181, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2181 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-2181 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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