SB2014041901 - Input validation error in Asterisk 



SB2014041901 - Input validation error in Asterisk

Published: April 19, 2014 Updated: July 28, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2014041901
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2286)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

main/http.c in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x before 1.8.26.1, 11.8.x before 11.8.1, and 12.1.x before 12.1.1, and Certified Asterisk 1.8.x before 1.8.15-cert5 and 11.6 before 11.6-cert2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with a large number of Cookie headers.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.