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CVE-2021-1379

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the Cisco Discovery Protocol and Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) implementations for Cisco IP Phone Series 68xx/78xx/88xx could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to execute code remotely or cause a reload of an affected IP phone. These vulnerabilities are due to missing checks when the IP phone processes a Cisco Discovery Protocol or LLDP packet. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a malicious Cisco Discovery Protocol or LLDP packet to the targeted IP phone. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute code on the affected IP phone or cause it to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.Note: Cisco Discovery Protocol is a Layer 2 protocol. To exploit these vulnerabilities, an attacker must be in the same broadcast domain as the affected device (Layer 2 adjacent).Cisco has released software updates that address these vulnerabilities. There are no workarounds that address these vulnerabilities.

How to fix

Remediation Available
ip conference phone 7832 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 12.8(1)Fixed in:12.8(1)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip conference phone 7832 with multiplatform firmwareNVD
Affected:< 11.3(2)Fixed in:11.3(2)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip conference phone 8832 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 12.8(1)Fixed in:12.8(1)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip conference phone 8832 with multiplatform firmwareNVD
Affected:< 11.3(2)Fixed in:11.3(2)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip phone 6821 with multiplatform firmwareNVD
Affected:< 11.3(2)Fixed in:11.3(2)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip phone 6841 with multiplatform firmwareNVD
Affected:< 11.3(2)Fixed in:11.3(2)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip phone 6851 with multiplatform firmwareNVD
Affected:< 11.3(2)Fixed in:11.3(2)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip phone 6861 with multiplatform firmwareNVD
Affected:< 11.3(2)Fixed in:11.3(2)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip phone 6871 with multiplatform firmwareNVD
Affected:< 11.3(2)Fixed in:11.3(2)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip phone 7811 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 12.8(1)Fixed in:12.8(1)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip phone 7811 with multiplatform firmwareNVD
Affected:< 11.3(2)Fixed in:11.3(2)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip phone 7821 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 12.8(1)Fixed in:12.8(1)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip phone 7821 with multiplatform firmwareNVD
Affected:< 11.3(2)Fixed in:11.3(2)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip phone 7841 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 12.8(1)Fixed in:12.8(1)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip phone 7841 with multiplatform firmwareNVD
Affected:< 11.3(2)Fixed in:11.3(2)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip phone 7861 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 12.8(1)Fixed in:12.8(1)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip phone 7861 with multiplatform firmwareNVD
Affected:< 11.3(2)Fixed in:11.3(2)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip phone 8811 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 12.8(1)Fixed in:12.8(1)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip phone 8811 with multiplatform firmwareNVD
Affected:< 11.3(2)Fixed in:11.3(2)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip phone 8841 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 12.8(1)Fixed in:12.8(1)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip phone 8841 with multiplatform firmwareNVD
Affected:< 11.3(2)Fixed in:11.3(2)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip phone 8845 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 12.8(1)Fixed in:12.8(1)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip phone 8845 with multiplatform firmwareNVD
Affected:< 11.3(2)Fixed in:11.3(2)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip phone 8851 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 12.8(1)Fixed in:12.8(1)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip phone 8851 with multiplatform firmwareNVD
Affected:< 11.3(2)Fixed in:11.3(2)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip phone 8861 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 12.8(1)Fixed in:12.8(1)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip phone 8861 with multiplatform firmwareNVD
Affected:< 11.3(2)Fixed in:11.3(2)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip phone 8865 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 12.8(1)Fixed in:12.8(1)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
ip phone 8865 with multiplatform firmwareNVD
Affected:< 11.3(2)Fixed in:11.3(2)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
unified ip conference phone 8831 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 10.3(1)Fixed in:10.3(1)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
wireless ip phone 8821-ex firmwareNVD
Affected:< 11.0(6.6)Fixed in:11.0(6.6)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD
wireless ip phone 8821 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 11.0(6.6)Fixed in:11.0(6.6)CVE-2021-1379derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.32%probability of exploitation in 30 days
23rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 23% of all known CVEs.

References

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