GLSA-201209-15 : Asterisk: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 62344

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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-201209-15 (Asterisk: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Asterisk:
An error in manager.c allows shell access (CVE-2012-2186).
An error in Asterisk could cause all RTP ports to be exhausted (CVE-2012-3812).
A double-free error could occur when two parties attempt to manipulate the same voicemail account simultaneously (CVE-2012-3863).
Asterisk does not properly implement certain ACL rules (CVE-2012-4737).
Impact :

A remote, authenticated attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or bypass outbound call restrictions.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Asterisk users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/asterisk-1.8.15.1'

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 62344

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201209-15.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 9/27/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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: 9/26/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2186, CVE-2012-3812, CVE-2012-3863, CVE-2012-4737

BID: 54317, 54327, 55335, 55351

GLSA: 201209-15

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