#VU8064 Command injection in Certified Asterisk and Asterisk Open Source - CVE-2017-14100

Vulnerability identifier: #VU8064

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 7.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14100

CWE-ID: CWE-77

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Certified Asterisk
Server applications / Conferencing, Collaboration and VoIP solutions
Asterisk Open Source
Server applications / Conferencing, Collaboration and VoIP solutions

Vendor: Digium (Linux Support Services)

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The weakness exists due to input validation flaw in the 'app_minivm' module. A remote attacker can send supply specially crafted caller-id name and number data and execute arbitrary operating system commands.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Mitigation
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions:
Asterisk Open Source - 11.25.2, 13.17.1, 14.6.1.
Certified Asterisk - 11.6-cert17, 13.13-cert5.

Vulnerable software versions

Certified Asterisk: 11.6.0 - 13.13

Asterisk Open Source: 11.0.0 - 11.21.0, 13.0.0 - 13.15.1, 14.0 - 14.4.1

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External links
https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2017-006.html

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.