Vulnerability Description
An issue was discovered in Asterisk Open Source 13 before 13.18.1, 14 before 14.7.1, and 15 before 15.1.1 and Certified Asterisk 13.13 before 13.13-cert7. A memory leak occurs when an Asterisk pjsip session object is created and that call gets rejected before the session itself is fully established. When this happens the session object never gets destroyed. Eventually Asterisk can run out of memory and crash.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Digium | Asterisk | >= 13.0.0, < 13.18.1 |
| Digium | Certified Asterisk | 13.13.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://downloads.digium.com/pub/security/AST-2017-011.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101765Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://issues.asterisk.org/jira/browse/ASTERISK-27345Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-11
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4076
- http://downloads.digium.com/pub/security/AST-2017-011.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101765Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://issues.asterisk.org/jira/browse/ASTERISK-27345Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-11
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4076
FAQ
What is CVE-2017-16672?
CVE-2017-16672 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM). An issue was discovered in Asterisk Open Source 13 before 13.18.1, 14 before 14.7.1, and 15 before 15.1.1 and Certified Asterisk 13.13 before 13.13-cert7. A memory leak occurs when an Asterisk pjsip s...
How severe is CVE-2017-16672?
CVE-2017-16672 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.9/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2017-16672?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Digium Asterisk, Digium Certified Asterisk.