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CVE-2008-1289

7.5 · HIGH

Multiple buffer overflows in Asterisk Open Source 1.4.x before 1.4.18.1 and 1.4.19-rc3, Open Source 1.6.x before 1.6.0-beta6, Business Edition C.x.x before C.1.6.1, AsteriskNOW 1.0.x before 1.0.2,…

Published Mar 24, 2008asteriskCWE-119EPSS 11.52%

Overview

CVE-2008-1289 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting asterisk asterisk_appliance_developer_kit. It was published on March 24, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Multiple buffer overflows in Asterisk Open Source 1.4.x before 1.4.18.1 and 1.4.19-rc3, Open Source 1.6.x before 1.6.0-beta6, Business Edition C.x.x before C.1.6.1, AsteriskNOW 1.0.x before 1.0.2, Appliance Developer Kit before 1.4 revision 109386, and s800i 1.1.x before 1.1.0.2 allow remote attackers to (1) write a zero to an arbitrary memory location via a large RTP payload number, related to the ast_rtp_unset_m_type function in main/rtp.c; or (2) write certain integers to an arbitrary memory location via a large number of RTP payloads, related to the process_sdp function in channels/chan_sip.c.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from asterisk. Update asterisk_appliance_developer_kit to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
asteriskasterisk_business_edition0Affected
asteriskasterisknow0Affected
asteriskopen_source0Affected
asterisks800i0Affected

References

Refdownloads.digium.com/pub/security/AST-2008-002.htmlReflabs.musecurity.com/advisories/MU-200803-01.txtRefsecunia.com/advisories/29426Refsecunia.com/advisories/29470Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/3763Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1019628Refwww.asterisk.org/node/48466Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489817/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/28308Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0928

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-1289?

CVE-2008-1289 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting asterisk asterisk_appliance_developer_kit. It was published on March 24, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2008-1289?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-1289?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from asterisk. Update asterisk_appliance_developer_kit to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2008-1289?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2008-1289 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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