CVE-2017-12328
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.021 · 82 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) call handling in Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series devices could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition because the SIP process unexpectedly restarts. All active phone calls are dropped as the SIP process restarts. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation of the SIP packet header. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed SIP packet to a targeted phone. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition because all phone calls are dropped when the SIP process unexpectedly restarts. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc62590.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco IP Phone 8800 Series Softwarecisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
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affected products (3)
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- cisco ip phone 8800 series firmware= 11.0(0.1)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:ip_phone_8800_series_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- cisco-sa-20171129-ippCisco IP Phone 8800 Series Denial of Service Vulnerability2017-11-29csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) call handling in Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series devices could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition because the SIP process unexpectedly restarts. All active phone calls are dropped as the SIP process restarts. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation of the SIP packet header. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed SIP packet to a targeted phone. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition because all phone calls are dropped when the SIP process unexpectedly restarts. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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references (10)
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- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039922cnnvd
- https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvc62590Patchcnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171129-ippcnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102003cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102003enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039922enisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20171129-ippenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102003Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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