Asterisk Shell Command Execution Security Bypass Vulnerability

BID:53206

Info

Asterisk Shell Command Execution Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 53206
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2012-2414
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 23 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:49PM
Credit: David Woolley
Vulnerable: Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Asterisk Asterisk Business Edition C.3.7.3
Asterisk Asterisk Business Edition C.3.6.4
Asterisk Asterisk Business Edition C.3.6.3
Asterisk Asterisk Business Edition C.3.6.2
Asterisk Asterisk Business Edition C.3.3.2
Asterisk Asterisk Business Edition C.3.2 3
Asterisk Asterisk Business Edition C.3.2 2
Asterisk Asterisk Business Edition C.3.1.0
Asterisk Asterisk Business Edition C.3.1 1
Asterisk Asterisk 10.0.1
Asterisk Asterisk 10.0
Asterisk Asterisk 1.8.8 2
Asterisk Asterisk 1.8.4 2
Asterisk Asterisk 1.8.4 1
Asterisk Asterisk 1.8.2 4
Asterisk Asterisk 1.8.1
Asterisk Asterisk 1.8
Asterisk Asterisk 1.6.2 16.2
Asterisk Asterisk 1.6.2 .5
Asterisk Asterisk 1.6.2
Asterisk Asterisk 10.3.0
Asterisk Asterisk 10.2.1
Asterisk Asterisk 10.2.0
Asterisk Asterisk 10.0
Asterisk Asterisk 1.8.7.2
Asterisk Asterisk 1.8.7.1
Asterisk Asterisk 1.8.4.4
Asterisk Asterisk 1.8.4.3
Asterisk Asterisk 1.8.3.3
Asterisk Asterisk 1.8.3.1
Asterisk Asterisk 1.8.2.1
Asterisk Asterisk 1.8.11.0
Asterisk Asterisk 1.8.10.1
Asterisk Asterisk 1.8.10.0
Asterisk Asterisk 1.8.1.2
Asterisk Asterisk 1.8
Asterisk Asterisk 1.6.2.23
Asterisk Asterisk 1.6.2.22
Asterisk Asterisk 1.6.2.21
Asterisk Asterisk 1.6.2.20
Asterisk Asterisk 1.6.2.2
Asterisk Asterisk 1.6.2.18.2
Asterisk Asterisk 1.6.2.18.1
Asterisk Asterisk 1.6.2.17.3
Asterisk Asterisk 1.6.2.17.1
Asterisk Asterisk 1.6.2.16.1
Asterisk Asterisk 1.6.2.15.1
Not Vulnerable: Asterisk Asterisk Business Edition C.3.7.4
Asterisk Asterisk 10.3.1
Asterisk Asterisk 1.8.11.1
Asterisk Asterisk 1.6.2.24

Discussion

Asterisk Shell Command Execution Security Bypass Vulnerability

Asterisk is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability that affects the manager interface.

An attacker can exploit this issue to bypass certain security restrictions and execute shell commands within the context of the affected application.

Exploit / POC

Asterisk Shell Command Execution Security Bypass Vulnerability

Attackers can use readily available utilities to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

Asterisk Shell Command Execution Security Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

Asterisk Shell Command Execution Security Bypass Vulnerability

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