CVE-2019-13161: Null Pointer Dereference

Published Jul 12, 2019
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Updated

An issue was discovered in Asterisk Open Source through 13.27.0, 14.x and 15.x through 15.7.2, and 16.x through 16.4.0, and Certified Asterisk through 13.21-cert3. A pointer dereference in chansip while handling SDP negotiation allows an attacker to crash Asterisk when handling an SDP answer to an outgoing T.38 re-invite. To exploit this vulnerability an attacker must cause the chansip module to send a T.38 re-invite request to them. Upon receipt, the attacker must send an SDP answer containing both a T.38 UDPTL stream and another media stream containing only a codec (which is not permitted according to the chansip configuration).

Affected Software

217 affected components
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.0.0
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.0.0-beta1
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.0.0-beta2
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.0.0-beta3
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.0.0-beta4
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.0.0-beta5
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.0.0-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.0.0-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.0.0-rc3
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.0.0-rc4
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.0.0-rc5
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.1.0
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.1.0-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.2.0
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.2.0-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.3.0
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.3.0-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.3.0-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.3.0-rc3
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.4.0
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.4.0-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.4.0-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.4.0-rc3
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.5.0
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.5.0-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.6.0
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.6.0-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.6.0-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.6.0-rc3
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.7.0
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.7.0-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.7.0-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.8.0
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.8.0-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.8.0-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.8.0-rc3
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.8.0-rc4
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.8.0-rc5
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.9.0
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.9.0-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.9.0-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.9.0-rc3
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.10.0
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.10.0-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.10.0-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.10.0-rc3
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.10.0-rc4
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.11-cert
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.11-cert1
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.11-cert10
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.11-cert2
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.11-cert3
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.11-cert3-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.11-cert3-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.11-cert4
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.11-cert5
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.11-cert5-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.11-cert5-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.11-cert6
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.11-cert7
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.11-cert8
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.11-cert9
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.11-cert9-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.11.0
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.11.0-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.11.0-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.11.0-rc3
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.12.0
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.12.0-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.12.0-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.12.0-rc3
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.13.0
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.13.0-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.13.0-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.14.0-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.14.0-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.15
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.15-cert1
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.15-cert1-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.15-cert1-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.15-cert1-rc3
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.15-cert1_rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.15-cert1_rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.15-cert1_rc3
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.15-cert2
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.15-cert3
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.15-cert4
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.15-cert5
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.15-cert6
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.15-cert7
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.28
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.28-cert1
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.28-cert1-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.28-cert2
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.28-cert2
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.28-cert3
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.28-cert4
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.28-cert5
Digium Certified Asterisk=1.8.28.0
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.0.0
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.0.0-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.0.0-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.1.0
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.1.0-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.1.0-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.1.0-rc3
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.2-cert1
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.2-cert1-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.2-cert2
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.2-cert3
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.3.0
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.3.0-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.3.0-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.4.0
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.4.0-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.4.0-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.4.0-rc3
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.5.0
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.5.0-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.5.0-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert1
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert1
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert1-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert1-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert1_rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert1_rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert10
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert11
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert12
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert12
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert13
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert13
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert14
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert14
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert14-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert14-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert15
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert15
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert16
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert17
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert18
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert2
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert2
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert3
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert3
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert4
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert4
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert5
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert5
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert6
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert6
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert7
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert7
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert8
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert8
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6-cert9
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6.0
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6.0
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6.0-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=11.6.0-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.1-cert1
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.1-cert1-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.1-cert1-rc3
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.1-cert2
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.1-cert3
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.1-cert3-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.1-cert4
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.1-cert5
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.1-cert6
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.1-cert7
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.1-cert8
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.1.0
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.1.0-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.1.0-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.8-cert1
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.8-cert1-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.8-cert1-rc3
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.8-cert1_rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.8-cert1_rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.8-cert1_rc3
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.8-cert2
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.8-cert2-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.8-cert2_rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.8-cert3
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.8-cert4
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.8.0
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.8.0-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.13-cert1-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.13-cert1-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.13-cert1-rc3
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.13-cert1-rc4
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.13-cert2
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.13-cert3
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.13-cert4
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.13-cert5
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.13-cert6
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.13-cert7
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.13-cert8
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.13-cert9
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.13-cert2
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.18-cert1
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.18-cert1-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.18-cert1-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.18-cert1-rc3
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.18-cert2
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.18-cert3
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.18-cert4
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.21-cert1
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.21-cert1-rc1
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.21-cert1-rc2
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.21-cert2
Digium Certified Asterisk=13.21-cert3
Digium Asterisk>=13.0.0<13.27.1
Digium Asterisk>=15.0.0<15.7.3
Digium Asterisk>=16.0.0<16.4.1
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0

Event History

Jul 12, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:24 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:24 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-13161?

CVE-2019-13161 has been assigned a high severity level due to its potential to crash Asterisk servers.

2

How do I fix CVE-2019-13161?

To fix CVE-2019-13161, upgrade Asterisk to version 13.27.1, 14.x, 15.7.3, or 16.4.1 and later.

3

Which Asterisk versions are affected by CVE-2019-13161?

CVE-2019-13161 affects Asterisk versions up to 13.27.0, 14.x through 15.7.2, and 16.x through 16.4.0.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2019-13161?

CVE-2019-13161 is a pointer dereference vulnerability that occurs during SDP negotiation.

5

Can CVE-2019-13161 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2019-13161 can be exploited remotely by sending crafted SDP messages to an affected Asterisk server.

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