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Soundpoint Ip 301Hardware / appliance · Polycom

CVE-2006-5233

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v2.0 Published 2006-10-11
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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87/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Polycom SoundPoint IP 301 VoIP Desktop Phone, firmware version 1.4.1.0040, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via (1) a long URL sent to the HTTP daemon and (2) unspecified manipulations as demonstrated by the Nessus http_fingerprinting_hmap.nasl script.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

The Polycom SoundPoint IP 301 VoIP phone firmware 1.4.1.0040 contains a denial of service vulnerability in its embedded HTTP daemon. Remote attackers can send a specially crafted long URL to the HTTP service, causing the device to reboot unexpectedly.

MitigationUpgrade the Polycom SoundPoint IP 301 to a newer firmware version that addresses this vulnerability. If no update is available, restrict network access to the HTTP management interface or disable the HTTP service if not required for business operations.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Soundpoint Ip 301Hardware / appliance
Affected:= 1.4.1.0040

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the device model
    Access the phone's web interface or check the device label/menu to confirm it is a Polycom SoundPoint IP 301
    Affected if The device is not a Polycom SoundPoint IP 301
  2. Check the installed firmware version
    Log into the phone's web interface or access the status menu on the device to view the firmware version number
    Affected if The firmware version is exactly 1.4.1.0040
  3. Verify HTTP service is enabled
    Check the phone's configuration settings or attempt to access the HTTP management interface over the network on port 80
    Affected if HTTP service is enabled and the firmware version is 1.4.1.0040

A user is affected if they have a Polycom SoundPoint IP 301 phone running firmware version 1.4.1.0040 with the HTTP service enabled.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade the Polycom SoundPoint IP 301 to a newer firmware version that addresses this vulnerability. If no update is available, restrict network access to the HTTP management interface or disable the HTTP service if not required for business operations.

Fix this in Soundpoint Ip 301 Scoped from the published advisory
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