CVE-2012-2186: Critical severity asterisk vulnerability

Published Aug 31, 2012
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Updated

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in main/manager.c in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x before 1.8.15.1 and 10.x before 10.7.1, Certified Asterisk 1.8.11 before 1.8.11-cert6, Asterisk Digiumphones 10.x.x-digiumphones before 10.7.1-digiumphones, and Asterisk Business Edition C.3.x before C.3.7.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging originate privileges and providing an ExternalIVR value in an AMI Originate action.

Affected Software

119 affected components
Asterisk Open Source<=1.8.15.0
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.0
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.0-beta1
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.0-beta2
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.0-beta3
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.0-beta4
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.0-beta5
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.0-rc1
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.0-rc2
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.0-rc3
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.0-rc4
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.0-rc5
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.1
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.1-rc1
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.1.1
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.1.2
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.2
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.2-rc1
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.2.1
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.2.2
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.2.3
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.2.4
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.3
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.3-rc1
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.3-rc2
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.3-rc3
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.3.1
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.3.2
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.3.3
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.4
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.4-rc1
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.4-rc2
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.4-rc3
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.4.1
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.4.2
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.4.3
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.4.4
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.5-rc1
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.5.0
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.6.0
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.6.0-rc1
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.6.0-rc2
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.6.0-rc3
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.7
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.7.0
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.7.0-rc1
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.7.0-rc2
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.7.1
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.7.2
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.8.0
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.8.0-rc1
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.8.0-rc2
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.8.0-rc3
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.8.0-rc4
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.8.0-rc5
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.8.1
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.8.2
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.9.0
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.9.0-rc1
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.9.0-rc2
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.9.0-rc3
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.9.1
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.9.2
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.9.3
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.10.0
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.10.0-rc1
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.10.0-rc2
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.10.0-rc3
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.10.0-rc4
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.10.1
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.11.0
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.11.0-rc2
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.11.0-rc3
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.11.1
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.12
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.12.0
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.12.0-rc1
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.12.0-rc2
Asterisk Open Source=1.8.12.0-rc3
Asterisk Open Source<=10.7.0
Asterisk Open Source=10.0.0
Asterisk Open Source=10.0.0-beta1
Asterisk Open Source=10.0.0-beta2
Asterisk Open Source=10.0.0-rc1
Asterisk Open Source=10.0.0-rc2
Asterisk Open Source=10.0.0-rc3
Asterisk Open Source=10.0.1
Asterisk Open Source=10.1.0
Asterisk Open Source=10.1.0-rc1
Asterisk Open Source=10.1.0-rc2
Asterisk Open Source=10.1.1
Asterisk Open Source=10.1.2
Asterisk Open Source=10.1.3
Asterisk Open Source=10.2.0
Asterisk Open Source=10.2.0-rc1
Asterisk Open Source=10.2.0-rc2
Asterisk Open Source=10.2.0-rc3
Asterisk Open Source=10.2.0-rc4
Asterisk Open Source=10.2.1
Asterisk Open Source=10.3
Asterisk Open Source=10.3.0
Asterisk Open Source=10.3.0-rc2
Asterisk Open Source=10.3.0-rc3
Asterisk Open Source=10.3.1
Asterisk Open Source=10.4.0
Asterisk Open Source=10.4.0-rc1
Asterisk Open Source=10.4.0-rc2
Asterisk Open Source=10.4.0-rc3
Asterisk Certified Asterisk<=1.8.11
Asterisk Certified Asterisk=1.8.11-cert
Asterisk Certified Asterisk=1.8.11-cert1
Asterisk Certified Asterisk=1.8.11-cert2
Asterisk Certified Asterisk=1.8.11-cert3
Asterisk Certified Asterisk=1.8.11-cert4
Asterisk Digiumphones<=10.7.0
Asterisk Business Edition<=c.3.7.5
Asterisk Business Edition=c.3.0
Sangoma Asterisk<=1.8.15.0
Sangoma Asterisk<=10.7.0

Remediation

Patch Available

http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2012-012.html

Event History

Aug 31, 2012
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2186?

CVE-2012-2186 has a moderate severity rating due to its potential exploitation risk.

2

How do I fix CVE-2012-2186?

To fix CVE-2012-2186, upgrade Asterisk Open Source to versions 1.8.15.1 or higher, or 10.7.1 or higher.

3

What causes CVE-2012-2186?

CVE-2012-2186 is caused by an incomplete blacklist vulnerability in Asterisk's manager component.

4

Is my Asterisk installation vulnerable to CVE-2012-2186?

If you are running Asterisk versions prior to 1.8.15.1 or 10.7.1, your installation is vulnerable to CVE-2012-2186.

5

What are the affected versions of Asterisk for CVE-2012-2186?

Asterisk Open Source versions 1.8.x before 1.8.15.1 and 10.x before 10.7.1 are affected by CVE-2012-2186.

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