There is a stack consumption vulnerability in the res_http_websocket.so module of Asterisk through 13.23.0, 14.7.x through 14.7.7, and 15.x through 15.6.0 and Certified Asterisk through 13.21-cert2. It allows an attacker to crash Asterisk via a specially crafted HTTP request to upgrade the connection to a websocket.
CVE-2018-17281
Score elevated to 8.1 because EPSS predicts 53% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 1.1% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 7.5 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 53%
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 8.1(high)
- EG Risk
- 62(Track)EG Risk 62/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity81% × 45%Exploitation53% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 98.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 24, 2018
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (20)
- cve@mitrehttp://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2018-009.html
- cve@mitrehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149453/Asterisk-Project-Security-Advisory-AST-2018-009.html
- cve@mitrehttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/31
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105389
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041694
- cve@mitrehttps://issues.asterisk.org/jira/browse/ASTERISK-28013
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00034.html
- cve@mitrehttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Sep/53
- cve@mitrehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-11
- cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4320
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/security/AST-2018-009.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149453/Asterisk-Project-Security-Advisory-AST-2018-009.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/31
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105389
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041694
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