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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-20968 · published 12 December 2022

CVE-2022-20968: Cisco ip phone 7811 firmware out-of-bounds write vulnerability

Cisco · Ip Phone 7811 Firmware

A vulnerability in the Cisco Discovery Protocol processing feature of Cisco IP Phone 7800 and 8800 Series firmware could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a stack overflow on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of received Cisco Discovery Protocol packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted Cisco Discovery Protocol traffic to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a stack overflow, resulting in possible remote code execution or a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 6.1% · top 6.8% CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score
6.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
13Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the Cisco Discovery Protocol processing feature of Cisco IP Phone 7800 and 8800 Series firmware could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a stack overflow on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of received Cisco Discovery Protocol packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted Cisco Discovery Protocol traffic to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a stack overflow, resulting in possible remote code execution or a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

13 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ipp-oobwrite-8cMF5r7U
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ipp-oobwrite-8cMF5r7U

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-20968), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.