SB2012070601 - Resource management error in asterisk (Alpine package)



SB2012070601 - Resource management error in asterisk (Alpine package)

Published: July 6, 2012

Security Bulletin ID SB2012070601
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Partial DoS

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3863)

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to perform service disruption.

channels/chan_sip.c in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x before 1.8.13.1 and 10.x before 10.5.2, Asterisk Business Edition C.3.x before C.3.7.5, Certified Asterisk 1.8.11-certx before 1.8.11-cert4, and Asterisk Digiumphones 10.x.x-digiumphones before 10.5.2-digiumphones does not properly handle a provisional response to a SIP reINVITE request, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (RTP port exhaustion) via sessions that lack final responses.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.