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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.145419
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Asterisk DoS Vulnerability (AST-2021-004)
Summary:Asterisk is prone to a denial of service vulnerability where an; unsuspecting user could crash Asterisk with multiple hold/unhold requests.
Description:Summary:
Asterisk is prone to a denial of service vulnerability where an
unsuspecting user could crash Asterisk with multiple hold/unhold requests.

Vulnerability Insight:
Due to a signedness comparison mismatch, an authenticated WebRTC
client could cause a stack overflow and Asterisk crash by sending multiple hold/unhold requests in
quick succession.

Affected Software/OS:
Asterisk Open Source 16.16.0, 17.9.1, 18.2.0 and 16.8-cert5.

Solution:
Update to version 16.16.1, 17.9.2, 18.2.1, 16.8-cert6 or
later.

CVSS Score:
4.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-26713
https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/
https://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2021-004.html
https://issues.asterisk.org/jira/browse/ASTERISK-29205
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