First published: Wed May 01 2019(Updated: )
A vulnerability in the call-handling functionality of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Software for Cisco IP Phone 7800 Series and 8800 Series could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected phone to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a temporary denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to incomplete error handling when XML data within a SIP packet is parsed. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a SIP packet that contains a malicious XML payload to an affected phone. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected phone to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a temporary DoS condition. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190501-phone-sip-xml-dos
Credit: This vulnerability was found during the resolution a Cisco TAC support case
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Cisco IP Phone 7800 Series Firmware | ||
Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series Software |
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The vulnerability cisco-sa-20190501-phone-sip-xml-dos is rated as medium severity.
To mitigate cisco-sa-20190501-phone-sip-xml-dos, upgrade the affected Cisco IP Phone 7800 Series and 8800 Series to the latest firmware.
The devices affected by cisco-sa-20190501-phone-sip-xml-dos include Cisco IP Phone 7800 Series and 8800 Series.
The cisco-sa-20190501-phone-sip-xml-dos vulnerability involves a denial of service attack that can cause affected phones to reload unexpectedly.
No, an unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the cisco-sa-20190501-phone-sip-xml-dos vulnerability.