Check Point Advisories

Digium Asterisk Buffer Overflow (CVE-2012-1184)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-226
Date Published:	18 Jun 2012
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 03 December, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-1184
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Digium Asterisk 1.8.x prior to 1.8.10.1 Digium Asterisk 10.x prior to 10.2.1
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Digium Asterisk. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in a denial of service or execution of arbitrary code into the affected system.

Protection Overview

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

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

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Digium Asterisk Buffer Overflow (CVE-2012-1184) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Digium Asterisk Buffer Overflow (CVE-2012-1184)