CVE-2007-2294 Null dereference in n/a

High 7.8 Published 26 Apr 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash Asterisk by authenticating a user without a password via MD5, causing a NULL pointer dereference.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2007-2294?

CVE-2007-2294 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Apr 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Manager Interface in Asterisk before 1.2.18 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by using MD5 authentication to authenticate a user that does not have a password defined in manager.conf, resulting in a NULL pointer dereference.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2294?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Asterisk Asterisk.

How do I fix CVE-2007-2294?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2007-2294 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2294 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2294, GHSA-769c-mjpc-3rqq.