SB2017122102 - Denial of service in Digium Asterisk
Published: December 21, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017122102
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17850)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing malicious SIP data. A remote attacker can send specially crafted SIP data without a contact header, trigger an error in the PJSIP channel driver and cause the service to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.