#VU62355 Resource exhaustion in Asterisk Open Source - CVE-2022-26498

 

#VU62355 Resource exhaustion in Asterisk Open Source - CVE-2022-26498

Published: April 15, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU62355
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26498
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Asterisk Open Source
Software 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 application does not properly control consumption of internal resources ub res_stir_shaken module. A remote attacker can force the application to download large files that are not certificates, which can result in a denial of service condition.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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