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CVE-2008-2119

4.3 · MEDIUM

Asterisk Open Source 1.0.x and 1.2.x before 1.2.29 and Business Edition A.x.x and B.x.x before B.2.5.3, when pedantic parsing (aka pedanticsipchecking) is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause…

Published Jun 4, 2008asteriskCWE-20EPSS 7.27%

Overview

CVE-2008-2119 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting asterisk asterisk_business_edition. It was published on June 4, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Asterisk Open Source 1.0.x and 1.2.x before 1.2.29 and Business Edition A.x.x and B.x.x before B.2.5.3, when pedantic parsing (aka pedanticsipchecking) is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a SIP INVITE message that lacks a From header, related to invocations of the ast_uri_decode function, and improper handling of (1) an empty const string and (2) a NULL pointer.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from asterisk. Update asterisk_business_edition 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
asteriskopen_source0Affected

References

Refbugs.digium.com/view.php?id=12607Refdownloads.digium.com/pub/security/AST-2008-008.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/30517Refsecunia.com/advisories/34982Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-01.xmlRefsvn.digium.com/view/asterisk?view=rev&revision=120109Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493020/100/0/threadedRefwww.securitytracker.com/id?1020166Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1731Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42823

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-2119?

CVE-2008-2119 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting asterisk asterisk_business_edition. It was published on June 4, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2008-2119?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-2119?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from asterisk. Update asterisk_business_edition 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-2008-2119?

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