6515.txt

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Rule: 

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Sid: 
6515

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Summary: 
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a vulnerability in Asterisk IAX2.

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Impact: 
Serious. Code execution is possible.

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Detailed Information:
Asterisk IAX2 is prone to a buffer overflow condition that presents itself when the application copies user-supplied data into a fixed length buffer.

Due to a programming error, user-supplied data is not properly checked.  An attacker may be able to exploit this condition to execute code of their choosing on the affected host.

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Affected Systems:
Asterisk IAX2

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Attack Scenarios: 
An attacker need only supply excess data to the application to overflow the buffer, code execution is then possible.

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Ease of Attack: 
Simple,

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action: 
Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team

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