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Asterisk null pointer dereference remote pre-authentication DoS vulnerability

Vulnerability Note VU#228032

Original Release Date: 2007-03-05 | Last Revised: 2007-03-19

Overview

Asterisk contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability that may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition on a vulnerable system.

Description

Asterisk is a popular PBX application with VoIP support. Asterisk contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability that can allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to crash the Asterisk server software with a specially crafted Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) packet (typically udp/5060).

Impact

A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to cause a denial of service on a vulnerable server.

Solution

Apply an update

This issue is addressed in Asterisk versions 1.4.1 and 1.2.16.

Vendor Information

228032
 

Asterisk Affected

Updated:  March 05, 2007

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

Addendum

This issue is addressed in Asterisk versions 1.4.1 and 1.2.16.

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References

Acknowledgements

This vulnerability was reported by the Mu Security research team.

This document was written by Will Dormann.

Other Information

CVE IDs: CVE-2007-1306
Severity Metric: 7.85
Date Public: 2007-03-04
Date First Published: 2007-03-05
Date Last Updated: 2007-03-19 19:15 UTC
Document Revision: 13

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