CVE-2021-1379

Cisco IP Phones Cisco Discovery Protocol and Link Layer Discovery Protocol Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 18, 2024 at 03:42 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:31 AM UTC
37 products affected across 1 vendorIP Phone 8861 FirmwareIP Phone 7861IP Phone 8865 Firmware

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the Cisco Discovery Protocol and Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) implementations for Cisco IP Phone Series 68xx/78xx/88xx could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to execute code remotely or cause a reload of an affected IP phone. These vulnerabilities are due to missing checks when the IP phone processes a Cisco Discovery Protocol or LLDP packet. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a malicious Cisco Discovery Protocol or LLDP packet to the targeted IP phone. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute code on the affected IP phone or cause it to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.Note: Cisco Discovery Protocol is a Layer 2 protocol. To exploit these vulnerabilities, an attacker must be in the same broadcast domain as the affected device (Layer 2 adjacent).Cisco has released software updates that address these vulnerabilities. There are no workarounds that address these vulnerabilities.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 12.8(1)12.8(1)
cisco-ip-conference-phone-7832 (same device)
v < 11.3(2)
cisco-ip-conference-phone-7832 (same device)
v < 12.8(1)12.8(1)
cisco-ip-conference-phone-8832 (same device)
v < 11.3(2)
cisco-ip-conference-phone-8832 (same device)
v < 11.3(2)
v < 11.3(2)
v < 11.3(2)
v < 11.3(2)
v < 11.3(2)
v < 11.3(2)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMcisco
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-120

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