CVE-2005-3803: High severity Cisco 7920 Wireless Ip Phone vulnerability

Published Nov 24, 2005
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Updated

Cisco IP Phone (VoIP) 7920 1.0(8) contains certain hard-coded ("fixed") public and private SNMP community strings that cannot be changed, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Affected Software

3 affected components
Cisco 7920 Wireless Ip Phone=1.0\(8\)
All of the following
Cisco Unified Wireless Ip Phone 7920 Firmware=1.0\(8\)
Cisco Unified Wireless Ip Phone 7920

Event History

Nov 24, 2005
CVE Published
11:03 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3803?

CVE-2005-3803 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive information.

2

How do I fix CVE-2005-3803?

There is no direct fix for CVE-2005-3803 since the hard-coded SNMP community strings cannot be changed; consider implementing network segmentation or access controls to mitigate risks.

3

What devices are affected by CVE-2005-3803?

CVE-2005-3803 affects Cisco IP Phone 7920 running firmware version 1.0(8).

4

What type of attack does CVE-2005-3803 facilitate?

CVE-2005-3803 allows remote attackers to potentially obtain sensitive information through exploitation of the fixed SNMP community strings.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2005-3803?

While no patch can be applied, users can limit exposure by restricting SNMP traffic to trusted networks and disabling SNMP if not needed.

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