CVE-2016-1469 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause device outage on Cisco SPA phones by sending malformed HTTP requests, requiring a vendor patch.
- 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-2016-1469?
CVE-2016-1469 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The HTTP framework on Cisco SPA300, SPA500, and SPA51x devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device outage) via a series of malformed HTTP requests, aka Bug ID CSCut67385.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1469?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Spa300 Firmware, Cisco Spa500 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1469?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1469 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-2016-1469 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1469 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-23xp-gwgx-qmr4.