SB2017090503 - Debian update for asterisk
Published: September 5, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017090503
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Session hijacking (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14099)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to hijack the target user's media session.The weakness exists due to a flaw in the strict RTP support feature. A remote attacker can send specially crafted RTP traffic to provide and receive media from the session.
2) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14100)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.The weakness exists due to input validation flaw in the 'app_minivm' module. A remote attacker can send supply specially crafted caller-id name and number data and execute arbitrary operating system commands.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.