CVE-2005-4794 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Cisco IP phones and related devices by sending a malformed compressed DNS packet, causing service disruption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-4794?
CVE-2005-4794 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco IP Phones 7902/7905/7912, ATA 186/188, Unity Express, ACNS, and Subscriber Edge Services Manager (SESM) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or instability) via a compressed DNS packet with a label length byte with an incorrect offset.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4794?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Cisco Application and Content Networking Software, Cisco Ata, Cisco Ip Phone 7902, Cisco Ip Phone 7905, Cisco Ip Phone 7912, Cisco Subscriber Edge Services Manager and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4794?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4794 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2005-4794 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4794 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9jjv-5r68-g5hv.