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Vulnerability with public PoC affects Cisco IP phones, fix unavailable (CVE-2022-20968)

December 12, 2022

A high-risk stack overflow vulnerability (CVE-2022-20968) may allow attackers to DoS or possibly even execute code remotely on Cisco 7800 and 8800 Series IP phones, the company has confirmed.

Cisco‘s PSIRT is also aware that proof-of-concept exploit code is available for the vulnerability and that the flaw has been publicly discussed, but they are not aware of active attacks exploiting it.

About CVE-2022-20968

Cisco IP Phone 7800 and 8800 Series are enterprise-grade devices for video and voice communication. Their many security features allow users to harden them against a variety of attacks.

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