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GLSA-200606-15 : Asterisk: IAX2 video frame buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 21708

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200606-15 (Asterisk: IAX2 video frame buffer overflow)

 Asterisk fails to properly check the length of truncated video frames in the IAX2 channel driver which results in a buffer overflow.
 Impact :

 An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted IAX2 video stream resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Asterisk.
 Workaround :

 Disable public IAX2 support.

Solution

All Asterisk users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/asterisk-1.0.11_p1'

See Also

https://www.secureauth.com/?idx=547&idxseccion=10

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200606-15

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21708

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200606-15.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 6/16/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:asterisk

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/14/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-2898

GLSA: 200606-15