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Asterisk CVE-2014-2287

LOW
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2014-04-18 cve@mitre.org
3.5
CVSS 2.0 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
Impact

CVSS score of 3.5 (LOW). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, M complexity. EPSS exploitation probability: 5.22%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the low-severity affected system.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9).
Patch available 5.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

channels/chan_sip.c in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x before 1.8.26.1, 11.8.x before 11.8.1, and 12.1.x before 12.1.1, and Certified Asterisk 1.8.15 before 1.8.15-cert5 and 11.6 before 11.6-cert2, when. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. channels/chan_sip.c in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x before 1.8.26.1, 11.8.x before 11.8.1, and 12.1.x before 12.1.1, and Certified Asterisk 1.8.15 before 1.8.15-cert5 and 11.6 before 11.6-cert2, when chan_sip has a certain configuration, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (channel and file descriptor consumption) via an INVITE request with a (1) Session-Expires or (2) Min-SE header with a malformed or invalid value. Affected products include: Digium Certified Asterisk, Digium Asterisk, Fedoraproject Fedora. Version information: before 1.8.26.1.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 3.5 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
P

DescriptionCVE.org

channels/chan_sip.c in Asterisk Open Source 1.8.x before 1.8.26.1, 11.8.x before 11.8.1, and 12.1.x before 12.1.1, and Certified Asterisk 1.8.15 before 1.8.15-cert5 and 11.6 before 11.6-cert2, when chan_sip has a certain configuration, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (channel and file descriptor consumption) via an INVITE request with a (1) Session-Expires or (2) Min-SE header with a malformed or invalid value.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
5.2%
Top 10% exploitable
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity LOW
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 5.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Low

Priority Score

23
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +5
CVSS: +18
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:1.8.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:1.8.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:1.8.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:1.8.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:1.8.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:1.8.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:1.8.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:1.8.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:1.8.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:1.8.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:1.8.0.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:1.8.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:1.8.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:1.8.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:1.8.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:1.8.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:1.8.3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:1.8.3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:1.8.3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:digium:certified_asterisk:1.8.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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