CVE-2017-16671: Buffer Overflow

Published Nov 9, 2017
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Updated

A Buffer Overflow issue was discovered in Asterisk Open Source 13 before 13.18.1, 14 before 14.7.1, and 15 before 15.1.1 and Certified Asterisk 13.13 before 13.13-cert7. No size checking is done when setting the user field for Party B on a CDR. Thus, it is possible for someone to use an arbitrarily large string and write past the end of the user field storage buffer. NOTE: this is different from CVE-2017-7617, which was only about the Party A buffer.

Affected Software

15 affected componentsFixes available
debian/asterisk
1:16.2.1~dfsg-1+deb10u21:16.28.0~dfsg-0+deb10u31:16.28.0~dfsg-0+deb11u31:20.4.0~dfsg+~cs6.13.40431414-2
Asterisk>=13.0.0<13.18.1
Asterisk>=14.0.0<14.7.1
Asterisk>=15.0.0<15.1.1
Digium Asterisk Appliance Developer Kit=13.13.0
Digium Asterisk Appliance Developer Kit=13.13.0-cert1
Digium Asterisk Appliance Developer Kit=13.13.0-cert1_rc1
Digium Asterisk Appliance Developer Kit=13.13.0-cert1_rc2
Digium Asterisk Appliance Developer Kit=13.13.0-cert1_rc3
Digium Asterisk Appliance Developer Kit=13.13.0-cert1_rc4
Digium Asterisk Appliance Developer Kit=13.13.0-cert2
Digium Asterisk Appliance Developer Kit=13.13.0-cert3
Digium Asterisk Appliance Developer Kit=13.13.0-cert4
Digium Asterisk Appliance Developer Kit=13.13.0-cert5
Digium Asterisk Appliance Developer Kit=13.13.0-cert6

Event History

Nov 9, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2017-16671?

CVE-2017-16671 is a Buffer Overflow issue discovered in Asterisk Open Source 13 before 13.18.1, 14 before 14.7.1, and 15 before 15.1.1, and Certified Asterisk 13.13 before 13.13-cert7.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2017-16671?

The severity of CVE-2017-16671 is rated as high with a CVSS score of 8.8.

3

How does CVE-2017-16671 affect Asterisk Open Source and Certified Asterisk?

CVE-2017-16671 affects Asterisk Open Source versions 13 before 13.18.1, 14 before 14.7.1, and 15 before 15.1.1, as well as Certified Asterisk version 13.13 before 13.13-cert7.

4

How can I fix CVE-2017-16671?

To fix CVE-2017-16671, upgrade to Asterisk Open Source version 13.18.1 or later, 14.7.1 or later, 15.1.1 or later, or Certified Asterisk version 13.13-cert7 or later.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2017-16671?

More information about CVE-2017-16671 can be found at the following references: [AST-2017-010](http://downloads.digium.com/pub/security/AST-2017-010.html), [AST-2017-010-13.diff](http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2017-010-13.diff), [ASTERISK-27337](https://issues.asterisk.org/jira/browse/ASTERISK-27337).

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