SB2019091658 - NULL pointer dereference in asterisk (Alpine package)



SB2019091658 - NULL pointer dereference in asterisk (Alpine package)

Published: September 16, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019091658
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15297)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

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


The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

res_pjsip_t38 in Sangoma Asterisk 13.21-cert4, 15.7.3, and 16.5.0 allows an attacker to trigger a crash by sending a declined stream in a response to a T.38 re-invite initiated by Asterisk.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.