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CVE-2008-2119

Published: Jun 4, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
7.3%
Top 6.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Asterisk Open Source 1.0.x and 1.2.x before 1.2.29 and Business Edition A.x.x and B.x.x before B.2.5.3, when pedantic parsing (aka pedanticsipchecking) is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a SIP INVITE message that lacks a From header, related to invocations of the ast_uri_decode function, and improper handling of (1) an empty const string and (2) a NULL pointer.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

n/an/a
asterisk business editionasterisk
On-prem
Communications / voip-telephony
open sourceasterisk
On-premWeb App
Communications / voip-telephony
asteriskoss-projectCommunicationsaka open source, asterisk appliance developer kit

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-01.xml
security.gentoo.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30517
secunia.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5749
exploit-db.com
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Timeline

Published
Jun 4, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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