Description
The IAX2 protocol implementation in Asterisk Open Source 1.0.x, 1.2.x before 1.2.30, and 1.4.x before 1.4.21.2; Business Edition A.x.x, B.x.x before B.2.5.4, and C.x.x before C.1.10.3; AsteriskNOW; Appliance Developer Kit 0.x.x; and s800i 1.0.x before 1.2.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (call-number exhaustion and CPU consumption) by quickly sending a large number of IAX2 (IAX) POKE requests.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | asterisk | 1:1.4.21.2~dfsg-1 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- Asterisk 1.6 IAX - 'POKE' Requests Remote Denial of Service EDB-32095 · dos · Jul 21, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- GLSA-200905-01 vendor-advisory
- 30321 vdb-entry
- 31194 third-party-advisory
- asterisk-poke-dos(43942) vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-2168 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2008-6676 vendor-advisory
- 31178 third-party-advisory
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/30321.pl
- 20080722 AST-2008-010: Asterisk IAX 'POKE' resource exhaustion mailing-list
- 1020535 vdb-entry
- http://downloads.digium.com/pub/security/AST-2008-010.html
- 34982 third-party-advisory