CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2181

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves the ability to send fake notifications to users, potentially leading to misinformation or social engineering.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the phone firmware to a version that properly verifies subscriptions in NOTIFY messages.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS