CVE-2017-7617 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Asterisk servers via a buffer overflow in the CDR user field handling.
- 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-2017-7617?
CVE-2017-7617 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Digium Asterisk, published on 10 Apr 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Remote code execution can occur in Asterisk Open Source 13.x before 13.14.1 and 14.x before 14.3.1 and Certified Asterisk 13.13 before 13.13-cert3 because of a buffer overflow in a CDR user field, related to X-ClientCode in chan_sip, the CDR dialplan function, and the AMI Monitor action.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7617?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Digium Asterisk, Digium Certified Asterisk.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7617?
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-2017-7617 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7617 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Digium Asterisk
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7617, GHSA-fw6v-c6vw-rqq9, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7617.