#VU33398 Integer overflow - CVE-2019-7251

Vulnerability identifier: #VU33398

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [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-2019-7251

CWE-ID: CWE-190

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

An Integer Signedness issue (for a return code) in the res_pjsip_sdp_rtp module in Digium Asterisk versions 15.7.1 and earlier and 16.1.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to crash Asterisk via a specially crafted SDP protocol violation.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

External links
https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2019-001.html
https://issues.asterisk.org/jira/browse/ASTERISK-28260

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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