Vulnerability identifier: #VU22936
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Asterisk Open Source
Server applications /
Conferencing, Collaboration and VoIP solutions
Certified Asterisk
Server applications /
Conferencing, Collaboration and VoIP solutions
Vendor: Digium (Linux Support Services)
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 "res_pjsip_t38.c" module. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service condition when Asterisk receives a re-invite initiating T.38 faxing and has a port of 0 and no c line in the SDP.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Asterisk Open Source: 13.0.0 - 13.29.1
Certified Asterisk: 13.21 - 13.21-cert4
External links
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Nov/20
http://issues.asterisk.org/jira/browse/ASTERISK-28612
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.