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SUSE-SA:2006:069: asterisk

high Nessus Plugin ID 24446

Synopsis

The remote host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch

Description

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2006:069 (asterisk).


Two security problem have been found and fixed in the PBX software Asterisk.

CVE-2006-5444: Integer overflow in the get_input function in the Skinny channel driver (chan_skinny.c) as used by Cisco SCCP phones, allows remote attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code via a certain dlen value that passes a signed integer comparison and leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVE-2006-5445: A vulnerability in the SIP channel driver (channels/chan_sip.c) in Asterisk on SUSE Linux 10.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via unspecified vectors that result in the creation of 'a real pvt structure' that uses more resources than necessary.

Solution

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_69_asterisk.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 24446

File Name: suse_SA_2006_069.nasl

Version: 1.10

Agent: unix

Published: 2/18/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/SuSE/rpm-list