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CVE-2012-2186

First published: Fri Aug 31 2012(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.

Credit: psirt@us.ibm.com psirt@us.ibm.com

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

Remedy

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2012-2186?

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

  • 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.

  • What causes CVE-2012-2186?

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

  • 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.

  • 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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