VDB-2381 · XFDB 25847 · BID 19009

Digium Asterisk up to 1.2.10 Call Request denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Digium Asterisk up to 1.2.10. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Call Request Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Digium Asterisk up to 1.2.10 (Communications System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Call Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was released 07/17/2006 by Tom Cross with ISS X-Force (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ftp.digium.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25847), SecurityFocus (BID 19009†), OSVDB (27346†) and Secunia (SA21071†). networkworld.com is providing further details. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: ftp.digium.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: digium.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Tom Cross
Organization: ISS X-Force
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2381
X-Force: 25847 - Asterisk PBX IAX2 protocol call request flood denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 19009 - Asterisk IAX2 Request Flood Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 21071 - Asterisk IAX2 Call Request Flooding Denial of Service, Less Critical
OSVDB: 27346 - Asterisk IAX2 Call Request Flood Remote DoS

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/20/2006 12:45
Updated: 12/24/2017 09:33
Changes: 07/20/2006 12:45 (62), 12/24/2017 09:33 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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