Vulnerability Description
An issue was discovered in chan_skinny.c in Asterisk Open Source 13.18.2 and older, 14.7.2 and older, and 15.1.2 and older, and Certified Asterisk 13.13-cert7 and older. If the chan_skinny (aka SCCP protocol) channel driver is flooded with certain requests, it can cause the asterisk process to use excessive amounts of virtual memory, eventually causing asterisk to stop processing requests of any kind.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Digium | Certified Asterisk | <= 13.13 |
| Digium | Asterisk | <= 13.8.2 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://downloads.digium.com/pub/security/AST-2017-013.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102023Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039948
- https://issues.asterisk.org/jira/browse/ASTERISK-27452Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00028.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4076
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43992/
- http://downloads.digium.com/pub/security/AST-2017-013.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102023Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039948
- https://issues.asterisk.org/jira/browse/ASTERISK-27452Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00028.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4076
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43992/
FAQ
What is CVE-2017-17090?
CVE-2017-17090 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). An issue was discovered in chan_skinny.c in Asterisk Open Source 13.18.2 and older, 14.7.2 and older, and 15.1.2 and older, and Certified Asterisk 13.13-cert7 and older. If the chan_skinny (aka SCCP p...
How severe is CVE-2017-17090?
CVE-2017-17090 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2017-17090?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Digium Certified Asterisk, Digium Asterisk.