Buffer overflow in Cisco Ip Phones With Multiplatform Firmware

CVE-2023-20078

Multiple vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of certain Cisco IP Phones could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.104 (95.7th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-20078: held from 0.104 to 0.104.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.104 · newest: 0.104 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-20078?
CVE-2023-20078 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ip Phones With Multiplatform Firmware, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-03-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-20078?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-20078 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.