6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-12228
Asterisk Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in Asterisk Open Source 15.x before 15.4.1. When connected to Asterisk via TCP/TLS, if the client abruptly disconnects, or sends a specially crafted message, then Asterisk gets caught in an infinite loop while trying to read the data stream. This renders the system unusable.

INFO

Published Date :

June 12, 2018, 4:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:44 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-12228 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Asterisk open_source
1 Sangoma asterisk
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-12228.

URL Resource
http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2018-007.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104457 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://issues.asterisk.org/jira/browse/ASTERISK-27807 Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2018-007.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104457 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://issues.asterisk.org/jira/browse/ASTERISK-27807 Exploit Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-12228 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2018-007.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104457
    Added Reference https://issues.asterisk.org/jira/browse/ASTERISK-27807
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 15, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.0 from (excluding) 15.4.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:sangoma:asterisk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.0 from (excluding) 15.4.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-287 CWE-200 CWE-835
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 14, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2018-007.html No Types Assigned http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2018-007.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104457 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104457 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://issues.asterisk.org/jira/browse/ASTERISK-27807 No Types Assigned https://issues.asterisk.org/jira/browse/ASTERISK-27807 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:asterisk:open_source:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.0 up to (excluding) 15.4.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104457 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.27 }} 0.07%

score

0.67235

percentile

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