CVE-2020-3161 – Cisco IP Phones Web Server Remote Code Execution and Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2020-3161

15 Apr 2020 — A vulnerability in the web server for Cisco IP Phones could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute code with root privileges or cause a reload of an affected IP phone, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to a lack of proper input validation of HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the web server of a targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to remotely execute code with root ... • https://packetstorm.news/files/id/157265 • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation •