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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2011-4598

Medium
4.3/10

Summary

The handle_request_info function in channels/chan_sip.c in Asterisk Open Source 1.6.2.x before 1.6.2.21 and 1.8.x before 1.8.7.2, when automon is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted sequence of SIP requests.

  • MEDIUM
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published