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Debian DSA-1229-1 : asterisk - integer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 23790

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Adam Boileau discovered an integer overflow in the Skinny channel driver in Asterisk, an Open Source Private Branch Exchange or telephone system, as used by Cisco SCCP phones, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the asterisk packages.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.7.dfsg.1-2sarge4.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1229

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 23790

File Name: debian_DSA-1229.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/11/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/6/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/18/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-5444

BID: 20617

CERT: 521252

DSA: 1229