Check Point Advisories

Digium Asterisk Manager User Shell Command Execution (CVE-2012-2414)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2012-336
Date Published: 4 Sep 2012
Severity: Medium
Last Updated: Thursday 18 April, 2024
Source: CVE-2012-2414
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R75
Who is Vulnerable? Digium Asterisk Business Edition C.3.x prior to C.3.7.4
Digium Asterisk Open Source 1.6.x prior to 1.6.2.24
Digium Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x prior to 1.8.11.1
Digium Asterisk Open Source 10.x Prior to 10.3.1
Vulnerability Description A security bypass vulnerability has been reported in Digium Asterisk.
Vulnerability DetailsThe vulnerability is due to an error in the way the server validates permissions while executing shell commands from unauthorized users. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending specially crafted AMI requests to the target. Successful exploitation could result in attacker-controlled script or shell command execution in the context of the target server.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Digium Asterisk Manager User Shell Command Execution protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Digium Asterisk Manager User Shell Command Execution

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