CVE-2008-1289 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via buffer overflows in Asterisk RTP and SIP handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-1289?
CVE-2008-1289 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple buffer overflows in Asterisk Open Source 1.4.x before 1.4.18.1 and 1.4.19-rc3, Open Source 1.6.x before 1.6.0-beta6, Business Edition C.x.x before C.1.6.1, AsteriskNOW 1.0.x before 1.0.2, Appliance Developer Kit before 1.4 revision 109386, and s800i 1.1.x before 1.1.0.2 allow remote attackers to (1) write a zero to an arbitrary memory location via a large RTP payload number, related to the ast_rtp_unset_m_type function in main/rtp.c; or (2) write certain integers to an arbitrary memory location via a large number of RTP payloads, related to the process_sdp function in channels/chan_sip.c.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1289?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Asterisk Asterisk Appliance Developer Kit, Asterisk Asterisk Business Edition, Asterisk Asterisknow, Asterisk Open Source, Asterisk S800i.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1289?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2008-1289 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1289 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1289, GHSA-xjqv-ch5c-vc5h.