Improper input validation in Asterisk Open Source - CVE-2017-17850
Published: December 23, 2017 / Updated: December 25, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9736
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17850
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Digium (Linux Support Services)
Affected software:
Asterisk Open Source
Asterisk Open Source
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-17850
The vulnerability is addressed in the following version.