usn-4814-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2021-03-15 21:49
Modified
2026-06-25 10:45
Summary
asterisk vulnerabilities
Details

Richard Mudgett discovered that Asterisk did not properly check the length of input string when setting the user field for PartyB on a CDR. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16671)

Alex Villacis Lasso discovered that Asterisk did not properly check the length of input string when setting the user field for PartyA on a CDR. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7617)

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  "modified": "2026-06-25T10:45:59Z",
  "published": "2021-03-15T21:49:02Z",
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