CVE-2008-5558

N/A Unknown
Published: December 17, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://downloads.digium.com/pub/security/AST-2008-012.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/50675
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32956
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34982
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-01.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4769
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499117/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32773
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021378
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3403
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://downloads.digium.com/pub/security/AST-2008-012.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/50675
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32956
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34982
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-01.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4769
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499117/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32773
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021378
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3403
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.1%
84th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-287

Affected Vendors

asterisk

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