CVE-2021-1379

Code execution or reload via unchecked discovery packets

Published Nov 18, 2024 · Updated Nov 18, 2024

Buffer overflow in Cisco IP Phone 68xx, 78xx, and 88xx firmware allows adjacent attackers to execute code or reload phones via crafted packets. The Cisco Discovery Protocol and LLDP handlers process packet fields without required bounds checks, allowing malformed input to corrupt memory. Exploitation requires access to the phone's Layer 2 broadcast domain and an enabled affected protocol; both protocols are enabled by default on most models.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.33%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Buffer overflow in Cisco IP Phone 68xx, 78xx, and 88xx firmware allows adjacent attackers to execute code or reload phones via crafted packets. The Cisco Discovery Protocol and LLDP handlers process packet fields without required bounds checks, allowing malformed input to corrupt memory. Exploitation requires access to the phone's Layer 2 broadcast domain and an enabled affected protocol; both protocols are enabled by default on most models.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-1379
Published
Nov 18, 2024
Updated
Nov 18, 2024
Vendor
ClamAV
Product
Cisco Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Software
Classifications
CWE-120, T1499
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 18, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 18, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.1(1.9)
  2. Affected versionversion=10.1(1)SR1
  3. Affected versionversion=10.1(1)SR2
  4. Affected versionversion=10.2(1)
  5. Affected versionversion=10.2(1)SR1
  6. Affected versionversion=10.2(2)
  7. Affected versionversion=10.3(1)
  8. Affected versionversion=10.3(1.11) 3rd Party
  9. Affected versionversion=10.3(1.9) 3rd Party
  10. Affected versionversion=10.3(1)SR1
  11. Affected versionversion=10.3(1)SR2
  12. Affected versionversion=10.3(1)SR3
  13. Affected versionversion=10.3(1)SR4
  14. Affected versionversion=10.3(1)SR4b
  15. Affected versionversion=10.3(1)SR5
  16. Affected versionversion=10.3(1)SR6
  17. Affected versionversion=10.3(2)
  18. Affected versionversion=10.4(1) 3rd Party
  19. Affected versionversion=10.4(1)SR2 3rd Party
  20. Affected versionversion=11.0(0.7) MPP
  21. Affected versionversion=11.0(1)
  22. Affected versionversion=11-0-1MSR1-1
  23. Affected versionversion=11.0(2)
  24. Affected versionversion=11.0(2)SR1
  25. Affected versionversion=11.0(2)SR2
  26. Affected versionversion=11.0(3)
  27. Affected versionversion=11.0(3)SR1
  28. Affected versionversion=11.0(3)SR2
  29. Affected versionversion=11.0(3)SR3
  30. Affected versionversion=11.0(3)SR4
  31. Affected versionversion=11.0(3)SR5
  32. Affected versionversion=11.0(3)SR6
  33. Affected versionversion=11.0(4)
  34. Affected versionversion=11.0(4)SR1
  35. Affected versionversion=11.0(4)SR2
  36. Affected versionversion=11.0(4)SR3
  37. Affected versionversion=11.0(5)
  38. Affected versionversion=11.0(5)SR1
  39. Affected versionversion=11.0(5)SR2
  40. Affected versionversion=11.0(5)SR3
  41. Affected versionversion=11.5(1)
  42. Affected versionversion=11.5(1)SR1
  43. Affected versionversion=11.7(1)
  44. Affected versionversion=12.0(1)
  45. Affected versionversion=12.0(1)SR1
  46. Affected versionversion=12.0(1)SR2
  47. Affected versionversion=12.0(1)SR3
  48. Affected versionversion=12.1(1)
  49. Affected versionversion=12.1(1)SR1
  50. Affected versionversion=12.5(1)
  51. Affected versionversion=12.5(1)SR1
  52. Affected versionversion=12.5(1)SR2
  53. Affected versionversion=12.5(1)SR3
  54. Affected versionversion=12.6(1)
  55. Affected versionversion=12.6(1)SR1
  56. Affected versionversion=12.7(1)
  57. Affected versionversion=12.7(1)SR1
  58. Affected versionversion=12.8(1)
  59. Affected versionversion=9.0(2)SR1
  60. Affected versionversion=9.0(2)SR2
  61. Affected versionversion=9.0(3)
  62. Affected versionversion=9.1(1)SR1
  63. Affected versionversion=9.2(1)
  64. Affected versionversion=9.2(1)SR2
  65. Affected versionversion=9.2(3)
  66. Affected versionversion=9.3(1)
  67. Affected versionversion=9.3(1)SR1
  68. Affected versionversion=9.3(1)SR2
  69. Affected versionversion=9.3(1)SR3
  70. Affected versionversion=9.3(1)SR4
  71. Affected versionversion=9.3(3)
  72. Affected versionversion=9.3(4) 3rd Party
  73. Affected versionversion=9.3(4)SR1 3rd Party
  74. Affected versionversion=9.3(4)SR2 3rd Party
  75. Affected versionversion=9.3(4)SR3 3rd Party
  76. Affected versionversion=9.4(2)
  77. Affected versionversion=9.4(2)SR1
  78. Affected versionversion=9.4(2)SR2
  79. Affected versionversion=9.4(2)SR3
  80. Affected versionversion=9.4(2)SR4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

ClamAV · Cisco Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Softwareversion=10.1(1.9); version=10.1(1)SR1; version=10.1(1)SR2; version=10.2(1); version=10.2(1)SR1; version=10.2(2); version=10.3(1); version=10.3(1.11) 3rd Party; version=10.3(1.9) 3rd Party; version=10.3(1)SR1; version=10.3(1)SR2; version=10.3(1)SR3; version=10.3(1)SR4; version=10.3(1)SR4b; version=10.3(1)SR5; version=10.3(1)SR6; version=10.3(2); version=10.4(1) 3rd Party; version=10.4(1)SR2 3rd Party; version=11.0(0.7) MPP; version=11.0(1); version=11-0-1MSR1-1; version=11.0(2); version=11.0(2)SR1; version=11.0(2)SR2; version=11.0(3); version=11.0(3)SR1; version=11.0(3)SR2; version=11.0(3)SR3; version=11.0(3)SR4; version=11.0(3)SR5; version=11.0(3)SR6; version=11.0(4); version=11.0(4)SR1; version=11.0(4)SR2; version=11.0(4)SR3; version=11.0(5); version=11.0(5)SR1; version=11.0(5)SR2; version=11.0(5)SR3; version=11.5(1); version=11.5(1)SR1; version=11.7(1); version=12.0(1); version=12.0(1)SR1; version=12.0(1)SR2; version=12.0(1)SR3; version=12.1(1); version=12.1(1)SR1; version=12.5(1); version=12.5(1)SR1; version=12.5(1)SR2; version=12.5(1)SR3; version=12.6(1); version=12.6(1)SR1; version=12.7(1); version=12.7(1)SR1; version=12.8(1); version=9.0(2)SR1; version=9.0(2)SR2; version=9.0(3); version=9.1(1)SR1; version=9.2(1); version=9.2(1)SR2; version=9.2(3); version=9.3(1); version=9.3(1)SR1; version=9.3(1)SR2; version=9.3(1)SR3; version=9.3(1)SR4; version=9.3(3); version=9.3(4) 3rd Party; version=9.3(4)SR1 3rd Party; version=9.3(4)SR2 3rd Party; version=9.3(4)SR3 3rd Party; version=9.4(2); version=9.4(2)SR1; version=9.4(2)SR2; version=9.4(2)SR3; version=9.4(2)SR4
ClamAV · Cisco Small Business IP Phonesversion=7.3.7; version=7.4.3; version=7.4.4; version=7.4.6; version=7.4.7; version=7.4.8; version=7.4.9; version=7.5.1; version=7.5.2; version=7.5.2a; version=7.5.2b; version=7.5.3; version=7.5.4; version=7.5.5; version=7.5.5a; version=7.5.5b; version=7.5.6; version=7.5.6a; version=7.5.6c; version=7.5.6(XU); version=7.5.7; version=7.5.7s; version=7.6.0; version=7.6.1; version=7.6.2; version=7.6.2SR1; version=7.6.2SR2; version=7.6.2SR3; version=7.6.2SR4; version=7.6.2SR5; version=7.6.2SR6; version=7.6.2SR7
ClamAV · Cisco IP Phones with Multiplatform Firmwareversion=11.0.0; version=11.0.1; version=11.0.1 MSR1-1; version=11.0.2; version=11.1.1; version=11.1.1 MSR1-1; version=11.1.1 MSR2-1; version=11.1.2; version=11.1.2 MSR1-1; version=11.1.2 MSR3-1; version=11.2.1; version=11.2.2; version=11.2.3; version=11.2.3 MSR1-1; version=11.2.4; version=11.3.1; version=11.3.1 MSR1-3; version=11.3.1 MSR2-6; version=11.3.1 MSR3-3; version=11.3.2

Published CVSS scores

6.5Cisco Systems, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:X/RL:X/RC:X

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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