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.
History

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cisco
Cisco ip Conference Phone 7832
Cisco ip Conference Phone 7832 Firmware
Cisco ip Conference Phone 7832 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Conference Phone 8832
Cisco ip Conference Phone 8832 Firmware
Cisco ip Conference Phone 8832 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 6821
Cisco ip Phone 6821 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 6841
Cisco ip Phone 6841 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 6851
Cisco ip Phone 6851 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 6861
Cisco ip Phone 6861 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 6871
Cisco ip Phone 6871 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 7811
Cisco ip Phone 7811 Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 7811 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 7821
Cisco ip Phone 7821 Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 7821 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 7841
Cisco ip Phone 7841 Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 7841 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 7861
Cisco ip Phone 7861 Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 7861 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 8811
Cisco ip Phone 8811 Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 8811 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 8841
Cisco ip Phone 8841 Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 8841 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 8845
Cisco ip Phone 8845 Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 8845 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 8851
Cisco ip Phone 8851 Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 8851 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 8861
Cisco ip Phone 8861 Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 8861 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 8865
Cisco ip Phone 8865 Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 8865 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco spa525g
Cisco spa525g Firmware
Cisco unified Ip Conference Phone 8831
Cisco unified Ip Conference Phone 8831 Firmware
Cisco unified Ip Conference Phone 8831 For Third-party Call Control Firmware
Cisco wireless Ip Phone 8821
Cisco wireless Ip Phone 8821-ex
Cisco wireless Ip Phone 8821-ex Firmware
Cisco wireless Ip Phone 8821 Firmware
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cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ip_conference_phone_8832:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ip_phone_6821:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ip_phone_6841:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ip_phone_6851:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ip_phone_6861:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ip_phone_6871:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ip_phone_7811:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ip_phone_7821:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ip_phone_7841:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ip_phone_7861:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ip_phone_8811:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ip_phone_8841:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ip_phone_8845:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ip_phone_8851:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ip_phone_8861:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ip_phone_8865:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:spa525g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:unified_ip_conference_phone_8831:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:wireless_ip_phone_8821-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:wireless_ip_phone_8821:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ip_conference_phone_7832_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ip_phone_6821_with_multiplatform_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ip_phone_6841_with_multiplatform_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ip_phone_6851_with_multiplatform_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ip_phone_6861_with_multiplatform_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ip_phone_6871_with_multiplatform_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ip_phone_7811_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ip_phone_7821_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ip_phone_7821_firmware:12.8\(1\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ip_phone_7841_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ip_phone_7861_firmware:12.8\(1\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ip_phone_8845_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ip_phone_8845_firmware:12.8\(1\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ip_phone_8851_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ip_phone_8851_firmware:12.8\(1\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ip_phone_8861_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ip_phone_8865_firmware:12.8\(1\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:cisco:spa525g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_ip_phone_8821-ex_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:wireless_ip_phone_8821_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Cisco
Cisco ip Conference Phone 7832
Cisco ip Conference Phone 7832 Firmware
Cisco ip Conference Phone 7832 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Conference Phone 8832
Cisco ip Conference Phone 8832 Firmware
Cisco ip Conference Phone 8832 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 6821
Cisco ip Phone 6821 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 6841
Cisco ip Phone 6841 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 6851
Cisco ip Phone 6851 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 6861
Cisco ip Phone 6861 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 6871
Cisco ip Phone 6871 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 7811
Cisco ip Phone 7811 Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 7811 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 7821
Cisco ip Phone 7821 Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 7821 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 7841
Cisco ip Phone 7841 Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 7841 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 7861
Cisco ip Phone 7861 Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 7861 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 8811
Cisco ip Phone 8811 Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 8811 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 8841
Cisco ip Phone 8841 Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 8841 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 8845
Cisco ip Phone 8845 Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 8845 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 8851
Cisco ip Phone 8851 Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 8851 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 8861
Cisco ip Phone 8861 Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 8861 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 8865
Cisco ip Phone 8865 Firmware
Cisco ip Phone 8865 With Multiplatform Firmware
Cisco spa525g
Cisco spa525g Firmware
Cisco unified Ip Conference Phone 8831
Cisco unified Ip Conference Phone 8831 Firmware
Cisco unified Ip Conference Phone 8831 For Third-party Call Control Firmware
Cisco wireless Ip Phone 8821
Cisco wireless Ip Phone 8821-ex
Cisco wireless Ip Phone 8821-ex Firmware
Cisco wireless Ip Phone 8821 Firmware

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 18 Nov 2024 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Cisco IP Phones Cisco Discovery Protocol and Link Layer Discovery Protocol Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Weaknesses CWE-120
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/RL:X/RC:X/E:X'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2024-11-18T16:23:13.534Z

Reserved: 2020-11-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-1379

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-11-18T16:23:00.881Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-11-18T16:15:09.310

Modified: 2026-01-06T17:30:36.293

Link: CVE-2021-1379

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.