CVE-2018-7285 Null dereference in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

A NULL pointer dereference in Asterisk's RTP handling allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted RTP packets.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-7285?

CVE-2018-7285 is a high-severity vulnerability in Digium Asterisk, published on 22 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A NULL pointer access issue was discovered in Asterisk 15.x through 15.2.1. The RTP support in Asterisk maintains its own registry of dynamic codecs and desired payload numbers. While an SDP negotiation may result in a codec using a different payload number, these desired ones are still stored internally. When an RTP packet was received, this registry would be consulted if the payload number was not found in the negotiated SDP. This registry was incorrectly consulted for all packets, even those which are dynamic. If the payload number resulted in a codec of a different type than the RTP stream (for example, the payload number resulted in a video codec but the stream carried audio), a crash could occur if no stream of that type had been negotiated. This was due to the code incorrectly assuming that a stream of that type would always exist.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7285?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Digium Asterisk.

How do I fix CVE-2018-7285?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7285 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-7285 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7285 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Digium Asterisk vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2pjx-4j7g-wf3f.

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