APP: Digium Asterisk Manager User Shell Command Execution

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Digium Asterisk. A successful attack can lead to arbitrary script code execution within the context of the vulnerable application.

Extended Description

Asterisk is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability that affects the manager interface. An attacker can exploit this issue to bypass certain security restrictions and execute shell commands within the context of the affected application.

Affected Products

Asterisk asterisk

References

BugTraq: 53206

CVE: CVE-2012-2414

Short Name
APP:DIGIUM-ASTERISK-MGR-CMDEXEC
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
APP
Keywords
Asterisk CVE-2012-2414 Command Digium Execution Manager Shell User bid:53206
Release Date
01/08/2013
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3336
Port
TCP/5038
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors

Red_hat

Asterisk

Debian

Gentoo

CVSS Score

6.5

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