#VU20962 Input validation error in Asterisk - CVE-2019-15639

 

#VU20962 Input validation error in Asterisk - CVE-2019-15639

Published: September 10, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU20962
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15639
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Asterisk
Software vendor:
Sangoma Technologies Corporation

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the "main/translate.c". A remote attacker can send a specific RTP packet during a call and cause a crash in a specific scenario.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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