VoIP Phones Vulnerability in Cisco Products
CVE-2005-2181

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor: Cisco
Status: 7960 Router; 7940 Router
Vendor: CVE Published:; 11 July 2005

What is CVE-2005-2181?

Cisco 7940 and 7960 Voice over IP phones exhibit a security issue where they fail to properly validate the Call-ID, branch, and tag parameters in a NOTIFY message. This vulnerability permits remote attackers to send spoofed notifications, such as false 'Messages waiting' alerts, compromising the integrity of communication and potentially leading to unauthorized access or actions within the system.