[ GLSA 201405-05 ] Asterisk: Denial of Service

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Asterisk: Denial of Service (GLSA 201405-05)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: May 03, 2014
Bug(s): #504180
ID: 201405-05

Synopsis

Multiple buffer overflows in Asterisk might allow remote attackers
to cause a Denial of Service condition.


Background

Asterisk is an open source telephony engine and toolkit.

Affected Packages

Package: net-misc/asterisk
Vulnerable: < 11.8.1
Unaffected: >= 11.8.1
Unaffected: >= 1.8.26.1 < 1.8.26.2
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Asterisk. Please review
the CVE identifiers and Asterisk Project Security Advisories referenced
below for details.


Impact

A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Asterisk 11.* users should upgrade to the latest version: