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CVE-2008-0526

Cisco Unified IP Phone 7940, 7940G, 7960, and 7960G running SCCP firmware allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a long ICMP echo request (ping) packet.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-0526 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from cisco, from cisco, from cisco organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-02-15T02:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Hardware	cisco	unified_ip_phone	7906g	No
Hardware	cisco	unified_ip_phone	7911g	No
Hardware	cisco	unified_ip_phone	7935	No
Hardware	cisco	unified_ip_phone	7936	No
Hardware	cisco	unified_ip_phone	7940	No
Hardware	cisco	unified_ip_phone	7940g	No
Hardware	cisco	unified_ip_phone	7941g	No
Hardware	cisco	unified_ip_phone	7960	No
Hardware	cisco	unified_ip_phone	7960g	No
Hardware	cisco	unified_ip_phone	7961g	No
Hardware	cisco	unified_ip_phone	7970g	No
Hardware	cisco	unified_ip_phone	7971g	No
Application	cisco	skinny_client_control_protocol_\(sccp\)_firmware	*	Yes
Hardware	cisco	unified_ip_phone	7940	No
Hardware	cisco	unified_ip_phone	7940g	No
Hardware	cisco	unified_ip_phone	7960	No
Hardware	cisco	unified_ip_phone	7960g	No
Application	cisco	session_initiation_protocol_\(sip\)_firmware	*	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/28935 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080949c7a.shtml Patch ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27774 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019407 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0543 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40487 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28935 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080949c7a.shtml Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27774 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019407 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0543 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40487 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cisco's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.