Buffer overflow in Cisco Session Initiation Protocol (Sip) Software

CVE-2022-20968

A vulnerability in the Cisco Discovery Protocol processing feature of Cisco IP Phone 7800 and 8800 Series firmware could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a stack overflow on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of received Cisco Discovery Protocol packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted Cisco Discovery Protocol traffic to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a stack overflow, resulting in possible remote code execution or a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.061 (92.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20968?
CVE-2022-20968 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Session Initiation Protocol (Sip) Software, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-20968?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.