CVE-2008-0526 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Cisco Unified IP Phones (models 7940, 7940G, 7960, and 7960G) running SCCP firmware. A remote attacker can trigger a device reboot by sending a specially crafted, long ICMP echo request (ping) packet. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector and complete availability impact, requiring no authentication or complex conditions. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:skinny_client_control_protocol_\(sccp\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:session_initiation_protocol_\(sip\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.