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ID:2180 - Exploit for Buffer overflow in Asterisk Open Source - CVE-2018-19278
ID:2180 - Exploit for Buffer overflow in Asterisk Open Source - CVE-2018-19278
Published: March 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15900
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19278
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Asterisk Open Source
Asterisk Open Source
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow in dns_srv and dns_naptr functions when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted DNS SRV or NAPTR response, trigger segfault and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow in dns_srv and dns_naptr functions when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted DNS SRV or NAPTR response, trigger segfault and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
The vulnerability has been fixed in the version 15.6.2, 16.0.1.