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Asterisk Peer Multiple Vulnerabilities (AST-2012-014 / AST-2012-015)
high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 6690
Synopsis
The remote VoIP server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
According to the version in its SIP banner, the version of Asterisk running on the remote host is potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities :- A stack-based buffer overflow error exists related to SIP, HTTP and XMPP handling over TCP. Note that in the case of 'Certified Asterisk', SIP is not affected. Further note that in the case of XMPP, an attacker must establish an authenticated session first. (CVE-2012-5976)
- An error exists related to device state cache and anonymous calls that could allow system resources to be exhausted. Note this vulnerability only affects systems configured to allow anonymous calls. (CVE-2012-5977)
Solution
Upgrade to Asterisk 1.8.19.1 / 10.11.1 / 11.1.2, Certified Asterisk 1.8.11-cert10 or apply the patches listed in the Asterisk advisorySee Also
http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2012-014.html
http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2012-015.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 6690
Family: Generic
Published: 2/21/2013
Updated: 3/6/2019
Nessus ID: 64717
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.1
Temporal Score: 7.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:digium:asterisk
Patch Publication Date: 1/2/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/2/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-5976, CVE-2012-5977