CVE-2020-28242: Medium severity asterisk vulnerability
An issue was discovered in Asterisk Open Source 13.x before 13.37.1, 16.x before 16.14.1, 17.x before 17.8.1, and 18.x before 18.0.1 and Certified Asterisk before 16.8-cert5. If Asterisk is challenged on an outbound INVITE and the nonce is changed in each response, Asterisk will continually send INVITEs in a loop. This causes Asterisk to consume more and more memory since the transaction will never terminate (even if the call is hung up), ultimately leading to a restart or shutdown of Asterisk. Outbound authentication must be configured on the endpoint for this to occur.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2020-28242?
The severity of CVE-2020-28242 is medium with a severity value of 6.5.
What software versions are affected by CVE-2020-28242?
CVE-2020-28242 affects Asterisk Open Source versions 13.x before 13.37.1, 16.x before 16.14.1, 17.x before 17.8.1, and 18.x before 18.0.1, as well as Certified Asterisk before 16.8-cert5.
What is the CWE of CVE-2020-28242?
The CWE of CVE-2020-28242 is CWE-674.
How can I fix CVE-2020-28242?
To fix CVE-2020-28242, it is recommended to update Asterisk Open Source to version 13.37.1, 16.14.1, 17.8.1, or 18.0.1, or update Certified Asterisk to version 16.8-cert5.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-28242?
More information about CVE-2020-28242 can be found at the following references: [AST-2020-002](http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2020-002.html), [Debian LTS](https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00001.html), [Fedora Project](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QUS54QTQCYKR36EIULYD544GXDA644HB/).