SB2012061501 - NULL pointer dereference in asterisk (Alpine package)

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3553)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the Skinny (aka SCCP) channel driver in Asterisk Open Source 10.x before 10.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) by sending a Station Key Pad Button message and closing a connection in off-hook mode, a related issue to CVE-2012-2948. Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3d60d8a67fc98c0d9f1837fb8747e87e403291e7
• https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b131df4afc9165830d14df84e2e3d07550f3497d