CVE-2006-0179 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service by flooding the Cisco IP Phone with TCP SYN packets, requiring vendor patches for mitigation.
- 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-2006-0179?
CVE-2006-0179 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jan 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Cisco IP Phone 7940 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a large amount of TCP SYN packets (syn flood) to arbitrary ports, as demonstrated to port 80.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0179?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ip Phone 7940.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0179?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0179 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-2006-0179 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-0179 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v2w7-6h4p-24mg.