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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-5558: Asterisk: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-5558: Asterisk: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
12/17/2008
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

Asterisk Open Source 1.2.26 through 1.2.30.3 and Business Edition B.2.3.5 through B.2.5.5, when realtime IAX2 users are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via authentication attempts involving (1) an unknown user or (2) a user using hostname matching.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-asterisk

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