Digium Asterisk up to C.1.0beta7 process_sdp memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Digium Asterisk up to C.1.0beta7. This affects the function process_sdp. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-1289. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Digium Asterisk up to C.1.0beta7 (Communications System). This affects the function process_sdp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple buffer overflows in Asterisk Open Source 1.4.x before 1.4.18.1 and 1.4.19-rc3, Open Source 1.6.x before 1.6.0-beta6, Business Edition C.x.x before C.1.6.1, AsteriskNOW 1.0.x before 1.0.2, Appliance Developer Kit before 1.4 revision 109386, and s800i 1.1.x before 1.1.0.2 allow remote attackers to (1) write a zero to an arbitrary memory location via a large RTP payload number, related to the ast_rtp_unset_m_type function in main/rtp.c; or (2) write certain integers to an arbitrary memory location via a large number of RTP payloads, related to the process_sdp function in channels/chan_sip.c.

The weakness was disclosed 03/24/2008 by Mu Security with Mu Security research team (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-1289. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31664 (Fedora 8 : asterisk-1.4.18.1-1.fc8 (2008-2554)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 1.6.0 Beta5 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6021.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41305), Exploit-DB (31440), Tenable (31664), SecurityFocus (BID 28308†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019628†). The entry VDB-41641 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 31664
Nessus Name: Fedora 8 : asterisk-1.4.18.1-1.fc8 (2008-2554)
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OpenVAS ID: 860894
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Asterisk 1.6.0 Beta5
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03/12/2008 🔍
03/18/2008 +6 days 🔍
03/24/2008 +6 days 🔍
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03/26/2008 +2 days 🔍
04/01/2008 +6 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2540 days 🔍
12/30/2024 +3576 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: digium.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Mu Security
Organization: Mu Security research team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1289 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1289
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41637
X-Force: 41305
SecurityFocus: 28308 - Asterisk RTP Codec Payload Handling Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1019628
Vulnerability Center: 18059 - Asterisk Multiple Buffer Overflows Related to RTP Codec Payloads, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 12/30/2024 00:43
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (65), 12/24/2017 09:35 (13), 07/31/2021 11:50 (3), 07/31/2021 11:57 (1), 12/20/2024 22:46 (25), 12/30/2024 00:43 (1)
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