Improper Input Validation Affecting asterisk package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
40.12% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-ASTERISK-429001
  • published2 Sept 2017
  • disclosed2 Sept 2017

Introduced: 2 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-14098  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 asterisk.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream asterisk package and not the asterisk package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the pjsip channel driver (res_pjsip) in Asterisk 13.x before 13.17.1 and 14.x before 14.6.1, a carefully crafted tel URI in a From, To, or Contact header could cause Asterisk to crash.