CVE-2008-0526 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service reboot on Cisco Unified IP Phones by sending a long ICMP echo request packet.
- 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-2008-0526?
CVE-2008-0526 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7940, 7940G, 7960, and 7960G running SCCP firmware allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a long ICMP echo request (ping) packet.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0526?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Session Initiation Protocol \(Sip\) Firmware, Cisco Skinny Client Control Protocol \(Sccp\) Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2008-0526?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0526 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-2008-0526 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0526 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wx4r-pwpq-mw5m.