CVE-2011-2665 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Asterisk daemon via a malformed SIP packet, causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-2665?
CVE-2011-2665 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Digium Asterisk, published on 6 Jul 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
reqresp_parser.c in the SIP channel driver in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x before 1.8.4.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a SIP packet with a Contact header that lacks a < (less than) character.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2665?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Digium Asterisk.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2665?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2011-2665 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2665 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Digium Asterisk
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2665, GHSA-88q7-cxrf-7jjm.