Asterisk Manager Interface Command Processing Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:14031

Info

Asterisk Manager Interface Command Processing Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 14031
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2005-2081
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 22 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 04:06PM
Credit: Discovery of this issue is credited to Wade Alcorn.
Vulnerable: Asterisk Asterisk 1.0.7
Asterisk Asterisk CVS HEAD
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Asterisk Manager Interface Command Processing Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Asterisk manager interface is prone to a remote buffer overflow vulnerability. The issue manifests due to a lack of sufficient boundary checks performed by command line interface processing routines. Reports indicate that the issue may only be exploited if the manager interface is accessible and an attacker is able to write commands to the interface.

Under certain circumstances a remote attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected software.

Exploit / POC

Asterisk Manager Interface Command Processing Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

An exploit was developed by the discoverer o this issue. This exploit s not believed to be publicly available.

Solution / Fix

Asterisk Manager Interface Command Processing Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an update (1.08) to address this issue. Customers are advised to contact the vendor for further information regarding obtaining and applying this update.

References

Asterisk Manager Interface Command Processing Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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