Digium Asterisk up to 1.4.10 Firmware improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Digium Asterisk up to 1.4.10. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Firmware. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-3264. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Digium Asterisk up to 1.4.10 (Communications System). This issue affects an unknown function of the component Firmware. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The FWDOWNL firmware-download implementation in Asterisk Open Source 1.0.x, 1.2.x before 1.2.30, and 1.4.x before 1.4.21.2; Business Edition A.x.x, B.x.x before B.2.5.4, and C.x.x before C.1.10.3; AsteriskNOW; Appliance Developer Kit 0.x.x; and s800i 1.0.x before 1.2.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via an IAX2 FWDOWNL request.

The weakness was disclosed 07/24/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-3264. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33564 (Asterisk IAX2 FWDOWNL Request Spoofing Remote DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Denial of Service.

Upgrading to version 1.4.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43955), Tenable (33564), SecurityFocus (BID 30350†), Secunia (SA31194†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1020536†). The entry VDB-43335 is pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 33564
Nessus Name: Asterisk IAX2 FWDOWNL Request Spoofing Remote DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 860065
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Asterisk 1.4.11

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: digium.com

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3264 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3264
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43337
X-Force: 43955
SecurityFocus: 30350 - Asterisk IAX2 Firmware Provisioning Packet Amplification Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 31194
SecurityTracker: 1020536
Vulnerability Center: 18935 - Digium Asterisk Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Cause DoS via an IAX2 FWDOWNL Request, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 04/14/2025 00:42
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (62), 12/24/2017 09:36 (8), 08/01/2021 14:38 (4), 12/30/2024 02:22 (17), 04/14/2025 00:42 (1)
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