What is CVE-2005-2181?

CVE-2005-2181 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ip_phone_7940, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2005-07-11.

How severe is CVE-2005-2181?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cisco Ip_phone_7940

CVE-2005-2181

Cisco 7940/7960 Voice over IP (VoIP) phones do not properly check the Call-ID, branch, and tag values in a NOTIFY message to verify a subscription, which allows remote attackers to spoof messages such as the "Messages waiting" message.

EPSS: 0.012 (64.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-347 — Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-2181?: CVE-2005-2181 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ip_phone_7940, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2005-07-11.
How severe is CVE-2005-2181?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.