# CVE-2014-2161: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause a denial of service and device reload in Cisco TelePresence Systems by sending crafted H.225 packets.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 May 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wr5x-hp8m-mr63

## What is CVE-2014-2161?

CVE-2014-2161 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 May 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The H.225 subsystem in Cisco TelePresence System MXP Series Software before F9.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted packets, aka Bug ID CSCty45731.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2161?

It affects 13 products.


Products: Cisco Tandberg 2000 Mxp, Cisco Tandberg 550 Mxp, Cisco Tandberg 770 Mxp, Cisco Tandberg 880 Mxp, Cisco Tandberg 990 Mxp, Cisco Telepresence System 1000 Mxp, Cisco Telepresence System 1700 Mxp, Cisco Telepresence System Codec 3000 Mxp, Cisco Telepresence System Codec 6000 Mxp, Cisco Telepresence System Edge 75 Mxp, Cisco Telepresence System Edge 85 Mxp, Cisco Telepresence System Edge 95 Mxp, Cisco Telepresence System Software.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-2161?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2161 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-2161 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2161 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-2158](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2158/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2014-2159](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2159/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2014-2160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2160/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2014-2156](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2156/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2014-2157](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2157/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-2161 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-2161 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 May 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2161 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2161/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2161/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2161
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2161
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-2161

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2161/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.