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CVE-2005-2181

CVSS 7.5 · HIGH

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.

CVSS 3.1 breakdown

Base score7.5 (HIGH)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vectorNETWORK
Attack complexityLOW
Privileges requiredNONE
User interactionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityNONE

Weakness type (CWE)

Affected products

Cisco ip phone 7940 firmwareCisco ip phone 7940Cisco ip phone 7960 firmwareCisco ip phone 7960
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References

Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

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