GLSA 201405-05: Asterisk: Denial of Service
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | Asterisk: Denial of Service |
| Date: | 05/03/2014 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 201405-05 |
Synopsis
Multiple buffer overflows in Asterisk might allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.Background
Asterisk is an open source telephony engine and toolkit.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| net-misc/asterisk | < 11.8.1 | >= 11.8.1 | All supported architectures |
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Asterisk. Please review the CVE identifiers and Asterisk Project Security Advisories referenced below for details.
Impact
A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Asterisk 11.* users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/asterisk-11.8.1"
All Asterisk 1.8.* users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/asterisk-1.8.26.1"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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