Input validation error in Asterisk Open Source - CVE-2014-4046
Published: June 17, 2014 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33841
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4046
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to read and manipulate data.
Asterisk Open Source 11.x before 11.10.1 and 12.x before 12.3.1 and Certified Asterisk 11.6 before 11.6-cert3 allows remote authenticated Manager users to execute arbitrary shell commands via a MixMonitor action. Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/77.html "CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')"
Affected software
Asterisk Open Source
asterisk (Alpine package)
asterisk (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2014-4046
Install update from vendor's website.
asterisk (Alpine package) - addressed in versions 11.6.1-r1, 11.6.1-r2