#VU10714 Infinite loop in Asterisk Open Source - CVE-2018-7287

Vulnerability identifier: #VU10714

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7287

CWE-ID: CWE-835

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Asterisk Open Source
Server applications / Conferencing, Collaboration and VoIP solutions

Vendor: Digium (Linux Support Services)

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the res_http_websocket.c code due to insufficient length checks on WebSocket frames. A remote attacker can send send WebSocket frames with a zero-length payload, trigger a busy loop condition until the underlying socket on the system is closed and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation
Update to version 15.2.2.

Vulnerable software versions

Asterisk Open Source: 15.0.0 - 15.2.1

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External links
https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2018-006.html

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.