GLSA-201811-11 : Asterisk: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 119131

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201811-11 (Asterisk: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Asterisk. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Impact :

A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition or conduct information gathering.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Asterisk users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/asterisk-13.23.1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-11

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 119131

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201811-11.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 11/26/2018

Updated: 2/23/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:asterisk, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/24/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/9/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-16671, CVE-2017-16672, CVE-2017-17850, CVE-2018-12227, CVE-2018-17281

GLSA: 201811-11